A CAMPAIGN to prevent the spread of a sexually transmitted infection in Cumbria has received a national award.
The Cumbria and Lancashire Public Health Network, which co-ordinates public health improvement and development, and its Sexual Health Network, have been named runner-up in this year’s national NHS Communications Awards.
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A new British-made drug is set to revolutionise treatment for one of the most common sexual health problems in men.
Nearly five million men suffer with premature ejaculation (PE), and trial results show that the drug, delivered in an aerosol spray to the affected area, resulted in an average four-fold improvement compared with men who used a placebo spray.
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Dating when you have an incurable sexually transmitted infection is a fraught business, with sufferers facing ignorance, humiliation and rejection. Three women talk to Louise Millar about their experiences – and an initiative that offers new hope
Dating can be complicated enough at the best of times. Add to that the worry of having to tell a new partner that you have an incurable sexually transmitted infection and it can become almost inconceivable. When should you tell your date - and how? How do you know they won't tell anyone? And what judgement will they make about you?
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Men who suffer from premature ejaculation may be able to blame their genes, research implies.
A study of nearly 200 Dutch men found those who climaxed too soon during intercourse had a version of a gene that controls the hormone serotonin.
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A SEXUAL health clinic for the over-20s in Carlisle is extending its hours to include morning appointments.
The London Road Community Clinic at Hilltop Heights will now be open on Fridays from 9.45am to 11.30am.
Medical staff will offer a range of sexual health services, such as contraception, general advice and referral to specialist services.
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Men seeking the impotence drug Viagra will be able to get it online from a reputable source without the embarrassment of having to visit their GP, pharmacists are saying today.
A new website will offer diagnosis of erectile dysfunction, prescription for medication and dispensing of treatments via the internet.
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A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goatweed could provide an alternative to Viagra for impotent men, according to researchers.
Experiments with an extract from the herb could lead to new drugs with fewer side effects, they claimed.
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Viagra is to be prescribed online for the first time to British patients, which could encourage men embarrassed by their impotency to seek treatment.
Lloydspharmacy is prescribing Viagra, and other similar drugs, online to offer men suffering from erectile dysfunction an alternative to buying from unregulated internet firms.
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A pharmacy is prescribing Viagra online to offer men too embarrassed to visit their GP an alternative to buying from unregulated internet firms.
Lloydspharmacy is using GPs from health website DrThom to assess patients' suitability for the impotence drug based on their responses to a questionnaire.
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A MALE nurse was today found guilty of performing an intimate examination on a 15-year-old girl for his own sexual gratification.
Damien Bible, 26, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, inserted the cotton bud swab to satisfy a “perverted lust”, Bolton Crown Court heard.
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HEALTH bosses have admitted failings after the conviction of a nurse who carried out an intimate sexual health test on a schoolgirl.
Damien Bible, 26, of Daubhill, Bolton, performed the swab test to 'satisfy his perverted lust' in front of two of her friends at a drop-in clinic in the town.
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A NURSE told a jury he had not carried out an intimate sexual health test on a teenage schoolgirl 'to satisfy his own perverted lust'.
Damien Bible, 26, a young persons' health adviser, is accused of performing the swab test for chlamydia on the girl as two of her friends watched at the Parallel Clinic for youngsters in Bolton.
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A HEALTH worker who allegedly went against procedure and performed a sexual health test on a schoolgirl told her 'it would only take two minutes', a jury was told.
Damien Bible, 26, a health care adviser at Parallel, a clinic for young people in Bolton that offers sexual advice, is accused of carrying out an intimate sexual health test on the girl using a cotton swab when he had no accreditation to do so.
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A HEALTH care assistant carried out an intimate sexual health test on a teenage schoolgirl 'contrary to all proper procedure', a jury was told.
Damien Bible, 26, had no accreditation to perform the test on the girl, who was under 16 at the time and was with two young friends, both teenage girls, Bolton Crown Court was told.
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Children could be taught sex education from the age of four, under plans by MPs.
They are calling on the Government to ensure that advice on relationships, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases is compulsory in all primary and secondary schools.
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THE number of cases of HIV/AIDS in Merseyside is at its highest point in five years.
Statistics released by Liverpool John Moores University and the Health Protection Agency show the total number of cases leapt from 381 in 2003 to 664 in 2007.
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A VACCINATION scheme being launched in Ellesmere Port and across the UK could save the lives of up to 400 young girls and women.
That’s the claim by health chiefs who are asking parents and carers of girls aged 12 and 13 for permission to have them inocu
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Should you have a sexual health check? Must you find a new GP? And will people know if you're a virgin? Dr Adam Connor, a university doctor, answers some Frequently Asked Questions
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I am a 35-year-old man in a long-term heterosexual relationship. Initially, sex with my partner was regular and good. Now I have lost much of my interest in it, except when I've been drinking. Then my sex drive comes on very strong. I don't drink that oft
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