Is internet porn the new norm for young people in a digital age? And what effect is it having on their relationships? Earlier this year, Theresa May’s government announced its plan to radically overhaul sex education by introducing compulsory sexual education, from the age of 4, in all schools, to teach children about healthy relationships. […]
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Women deserve to have a good sex life into their fifties and sixties and beyond and the menopause is too early to just give up on sex. I do encounter women in my practice who have gone through the menopause and throw caution to the wind in terms of practising safe sex but they are […]
The ongoing holiday romance between heiress Chloe Green and the so-called ‘Hot felon’ Jeremy Meeks has been the subject of heated debate for the last several weeks. We ask Relationship counsellor Denise Knowles for her opinion on falling in love while wearing a bejewelled bikini on the beach is necessarily a good idea…. Holiday romances […]
Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a major global health concern but a new antibiotic class has now been found to be effective against the bacteria that causes the sexually-transmitted disease in the laboratory. Closthioamide, discovered in 2010, might eventually offer an alternative for current drugs that are becoming less effective against gonorrhoea, according to a paper published […]
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Women exposed to cigarette smoke while in their mothers’ wombs are more likely to experience miscarriage as adults, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. Previous research on the subject has been inconsistent but this latest study, which looked at data for 12,321 women born prior to December 31, 1972, found that women […]
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The trouble with men is that many don’t look after themselves when it comes to their health. Yes, they’ll take their car to the garage regularly to get it serviced, and they are out polishing the bodywork every other weekend, but they’d never dream of taking themselves to the doctors to get a check up. […]
If you want to learn how to ride a horse, you will usually progress further and faster with the help of a professional riding instructor. The same applies with relationships. It’s better to seek the help of an experienced relationship and sex therapist, and don’t wait until it is too late. Unfortunately, most people in […]
Working with sex offenders and paedophiles, as a counsellor and psychosexual therapist is challenging because they have harmed others and, unless they stop, they will commit further harm. When I meet a client for the first time, I see a suffering human being who has decided to try and deal with a difficult or troubling […]
Viral infections are not gender neutral and affect men and women differently, according to new research from published this week in Nature Communications. Viruses may actually have evolved to protect women who usefully transmit their genetic material onto unborn children or children who are breastfed, according to the study. Researchers at the School of Biological […]
People who enjoy rewarding sexual relationships live happier, longer and healthier lives than those who lack intimacy. But many relationships lose their spark after just one year, according to a study, and 40 per cent of couples who have been together for four years have sex just twice a month. A 2014 study commissioned by […]