Sexual health

Dr Linda Calabresi
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Which oral contraceptive pill is best for PMS? Or acne? Or avoiding weight gain?

Thomas Crow
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Every GP clinic should have at least one doctor who can insert an IUD or have a clear referral pathway, says Professor Deborah Bateson.

Expert/s: Thomas Crow
Dr Terri Foran
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In this Product Explainer, Sexual Health Physician Dr Terri Foran explains a NEW first-of-its-kind contraceptive pill containing a unique estrogen – estetrol (E4) and progestin – drospirenone (DRSP) and describes its potential advantages (8 mins).

Expert/s: Dr Terri Foran
Dr Terri Foran
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In this Product Explainer, Sexual Health Physician Dr Terri Foran explains estradiol and progesterone combined hormone therapy, the first and only body-identical combined treatment for post-menopausal women (6 mins).

Expert/s: Dr Terri Foran
Prof Deborah Bateson
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Differences between the various oral contraceptive preparations- evidence-based approach to both the pros and cons of oral contraceptive pill use.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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The urgent phone call from a female patient who has just realised she’s missed taking her daily oral contraceptive. What should she do?

Dr Terri Foran
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Differences between combination vs progestogen-only pills, rules on missed and late pills, which pill to start with, what age to start, the risk with a family history of breast cancer, and applying the WHO’s “Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use” in practice

Rochelle Hamilton
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Whether it is possible to rekindle a sexual relationship with low levels of desire

Prof Deborah Bateson
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The pros and cons of the various contraceptive methods at perimenopause

Dr Linda Calabresi
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Dr Linda Calabresi
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Dr Linda Calabresi
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Prospective fathers might consider taking fish-oil supplements to improve their fertility, new research suggests. Danish researchers conducted the study into the reproductive function among over 1500 young men (aged 18-19 years) from the general population. They compared parameters such as total sperm count and motility, as well as serum hormone levels including testosterone and FSH among those men who had reportedly taken fish oil supplements regularly over the past three months with those who didn’t.