In the UK, sexual dysfunction is far from rare: 42% of men and 51% of women reported having at least one sexual problem that lasted three months or more in the past year. Access to help is patchy and with cuts to sexual health services, many fear that thousands of people won’t have support for problems that can affect their wellbeing, relationships and ability to conceive.
Nicola Davis hears from consultant Dr Leila Frodsham about male sexual dysfunction and how millennial men are experiencing more problems with their sex lives, something she attributes in part to certain patterns of pornography use. Prof Cynthia Graham from the University of Southampton talks about the myriad sexual problems women are experiencing. Plus: we speak to Libby, whose experience of vaginismus has had a profound effect on her life.
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