Bodies, sexual response and sexual function

Sexual response varies in timing and form. Learn what bodily signs can and cannot show, how to describe a change and when to seek help.

How to describe pain during or after sex, recognise symptoms needing prompt care and seek an assessment without pressure to continue.

Sexual response varies. Learn how to discuss comfort, disability, pain and new symptoms without assuming a standard body or treating arousal as consent.

How to discuss changes in desire, erection, lubrication or orgasm with a prescriber without making unsafe medication changes.

Communication, sensory needs, autonomy and practical access for disabled and neurodivergent adults, with UK support routes.

Sexuality through pregnancy, ageing, disability and treatment: current choices, symptoms and UK routes to help.

NHS-grounded information on low sex drive, common contributors and when to ask a GP for help.

What to do when worry about sexual performance takes over, and when an erection, ejaculation or anxiety concern needs NHS help.

When erection problems need a GP assessment, what the NHS says about treatment, and how to avoid unsafe online medicines.

Understand lifelong and acquired premature ejaculation, possible causes, partner support, NHS assessment and qualified psychosexual therapy.

Dryness and painful sex can have several causes at different ages; NHS guidance explains self-care and when to see a GP.

NHS guidance on sex after birth: readiness, healing, breastfeeding dryness, contraception, pelvic health and support for both partners.

What NHS guidance says about sex in an uncomplicated pregnancy, changing desire and when to ask a midwife or doctor.

Sexual wellbeing after 60 can include changing bodies, different priorities and new relationships; seek care for symptoms.

How menopause can affect comfort and desire, what NHS and NICE guidance says about HRT and vaginal oestrogen, and when to seek care.

How prostate cancer treatments can affect erections, orgasm, desire and relationships, and how to ask the cancer team for help.

How to discuss returning to sex after a cardiac event or stroke, including recovery, communication, symptoms and rehabilitation support.

A guide to sexual wellbeing during and after cancer treatment, including body changes, intimacy, individual advice and support.

Compare thrush, cystitis and BV symptoms, discharge and smell, understand the limits of self-diagnosis, and find NHS pharmacy or clinic help.

Non-graphic guidance on everyday care, comfort, barriers, lubricant and symptoms that need assessment.

How to make grooming optional, reduce irritation and recognise when a bump needs medical advice.

Practical pacing, rest and communication for intimacy with chronic illness or fatigue, including ME/CFS energy limits and when to seek help.

How persistent pain can shape intimacy, what to tell a clinician and why pain is a reason to change plans.

A non-graphic guide to what pegging means, how adults discuss it, anal-health basics, barriers, lubricant, hygiene and when to seek help.

Anorgasmia and difficulty reaching orgasm: possible causes, medicine effects, GP assessment and UK psychosexual support.

Vaginismus symptoms, NHS assessment and treatment approaches, talking to a GP, examination consent and supportive relationships.