Coronavirus (COVID-19) new guidance and new tests
As we are all aware, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the biggest challenge facing the UK and the world at this current moment. As we move through the pandemic, government guidance has to change regarding what we can and can’t do, all in an attempt to halt the spread of the virus. In fact, […]
Does ethnicity influence erectile dysfunction?
Your ethnicity and genetic make-up can mean that you’re more likely to experience certain conditions than others. There isn’t reliable evidence that certain ethnicities are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction (ED). But there is reliable evidence that conditions which could cause or contribute to ED are more common in certain ethnic groups. This is […]
Can transgender patients use online doctors?
If you’re transgender, or know someone who is, you may be aware that finding online doctor services catering to transgender patients can be difficult. Registration forms will ask you to choose ‘male’ or ‘female’, and this selection impacts which treatments you’ll have access to. How do patients who identify as a different gender to the […]
The HPV vaccine and Chinese students in the UK
Quick facts (中文翻译請点击这里) Anyone with human papillomavirus (HPV) can contract it or pass it on to others. Certain strains of HPV can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. HPV vaccine Gardasil 9 protects against nine strains of the virus. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among Chinese women aged 15-44. 30% of cervical cancer […]
Talking about ED with a new partner
Starting a new relationship is exciting, whether you’re 18 or 80 – the butterflies in your stomach, the passion in your loins. There may come a time when you decide to take your relationship further and be sexually intimate. Living with ED can add a layer of needless anxiety to your first-time with a new partner. […]
How to make planned sex fun
The day-job, children, housework, food shopping, socialising – even if you still have some energy at the end of the day, you might not find time for sex. And planned sex doesn’t seem an appealing prospect, right? It’s true that being pressed for time rarely makes for a great sexual experience. Checking your watch beforehand (or […]
Movember: men’s health
November means winter’s coming. Warm coats, cosy evenings, and hot drinks. But while leaves are falling off the trees, there’s new growth elsewhere – right under some of our noses – Movember arrives. The Movember Campaign started back in 2004, when men in Australia started growing moustaches during November to raise money for prostate cancer. […]
Is jet lag worse travelling east rather than west?
There’s some curiosity around the phenomenon of jet lag: how best to treat it, how to get over it quickly, and a true question for the ages – is it better for jet lag to travel east rather than west? Or vice versa? Or does it matter at all? How does jet lag work? Jet […]
Sexual health testing at home
It’s often wrongly assumed that sexual health testing is only for people who have had numerous sexual partners. But just one encounter with one partner can expose anyone to an STI. Meaning if you’ve had unprotected sex with someone who was already sexually active, and that includes mishaps where the condom may have split or […]
3 top tips for making your resolutions last
Is getting up at 06:00 to go for a run, eating a kale salad for lunch and quitting smoking all getting a bit too much to handle? It certainly is for the one in five people who’ve broken their New Year’s resolution by 6th January. Making a permanent change is no easy task, but every step you […]
Premature ejaculation: causes and treatment
What exactly is Premature Ejaculation? Premature Ejaculation (PE) is a very common sexual disorder, affecting around 30% of men. A man could be described as experiencing PE if all of the following apply: Ejaculation occurs within less than one minute of penetrative sex This happens 75% of the time It occurs for a period of at […]