Sexual health and contraception

Sexual health is the state of your sexuality-related physical, emotional, mental and social wellbeing. It includes things like knowing how to protect yourself from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). And which forms of contraception you can use to prevent unplanned pregnancies

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    Bacterial vaginosis

    In bacterial vaginosis, certain bacteria in the vagina grow a lot more than they normally do. This is usually harmless. It often goes unnoticed, but ...

  • Pelvic organ prolapse

    Pelvic organ prolapse

    For various reasons, the connective tissue in women’s pelvic floor may become weaker. As a result the womb, bladder or the last part of the bowel (re...

  • Benign enlarged prostate

    Benign enlarged prostate

    Many middle-aged and older men will know what it's like to have to go to the toilet a lot at night and still feel like their bladder is never really ...

  • Phimosis

    Phimosis

    Nearly all boys are born with a foreskin that won’t pull back (phimosis). This protects the sensitive head of the penis from rubbing against things, ...

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    Acute cystitis

    Cystitis is very common in women. It is caused by a bacterial infection. The main symptom is a burning pain when peeing, often accompanied by an incr...