Centre for Sexual and Reproductive Health Research

One in eight women and one in ten men have experienced infertility, yet nearly half of them have not sought medical help, according to a study of more than 15,000 women and men in Britain published in the journal Human Reproduction. The study found that, of those who reported experiencing infertility (defined as unsuccessfully trying […]

Climaxing, erectile dysfunction and lack of interest in sex are main issues, with young people rarely seeking professional help. Around one in ten young men and one in eight young women in Britain who are sexually active have experienced a distressing sexual problem lasting at least three months in the past year, according to new […]

Two recent articles have been published in the BMJ Open: The objective of the first was to assess the progress made in meeting young people’s sex education needs in Britain by examining the current situation and changes over the past 20 years in sources of information about sexual matters and unmet information needs. Patterns and trends in […]

Sex by Numbers: The Statistics of Sexual Behaviour by Professor David Spiegelhalter draws on the Natsal data and answers crucial questions such as – What are we all doing? How often? How has it changed? http://sexbynumbers.wellcomecollection.org/

BBC News, 26/11/13 Modern life ‘turning people off sex’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25094142 The Guardian, 26/11/13 One in 10 women have been forced into sex against their will, Lancet study says http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/26/rise-women-coerced-into-sex-uk-survey-finds The Telegraph, 26/11/13 Women more liberated as their attitudes to sex change http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10473822/Women-more-liberated-as-their-attitudes-to-sex-change.html

We are pleased to invite you to a symposium where we will be presenting the initial key results of the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal 3) which are due to be published in the Lancet on 26th November. Natsal 3 is a probability sample survey of over 15,000 men and women […]

The results of Natsal-3 have been published today in The Lancet

Welcome to the new Centre for Sexual and Reproductive Health website which has been launched this month. Check back soon for more news.