Elinor Jones, Print Science Editor, dismantles the correlation between STD rates and dating apps, as well as discussing the potential for a chlamydia vaccine For years, my everlasting memory of STDs has been of awkward talks from newly qualified teachers holding a banana and a condom alongside images of various infections, from chlamydia to syphilis. […]
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The Male Contraceptive Pill: What is hindering the development of male birth control?
Anna Wilmot explores whether there is a future to the male contraceptive pill.
University of Exeter approves new pornography module
New module ‘Pornography: Bodies, Sex, and representation’, led by Dr. João Florêncio, will be added to the department of Art History and Visual Culture. Since the University of Exeter agreed to accredit the module, it will be the first module in British universities that focuses on the study of porn. Dr. Florêncio’s module is concerned […]
The Pill: Sexual Liberator or Limitator?
When the birth control pill was introduced in the 1960s, it sparked a revolution: women could take charge of their own sexual freedom. Now, women around the world are finding alternatives to the Pill after recognition of its effects on psychological health. Despite the six decades that pill has been omnipresent, 99% effective and not […]
Coital Dysphoria (The Sex Blues)
In the ever so liberal, western world that we live in, sex seems to always be a hot topic of discussion, especially at University. As a nurse at the health centre once told me, sex is “readily available and ‘on tap’ for whenever you want it.” Not too sure where she’s getting that from, there’s clearly […]
Sex work – the middle ground?
I’m writing this in a state of nausea; an effect of the post-exposure HIV medication which I have to take after a client last week removed his condom, and forcefully continued to have sex with me against my wishes. As a white, Devonshire, middle-aged straight man, the likelihood of him carrying the virus is low. But I […]
No sex please, we’re post-millenials: Boys will be boys
Sex is a sport – it’s a game of inches. There. That’s the kind of opening you wanted, wasn’t it? The joke (a good one) doesn’t express any great truth about sex, and yet, all joking aside, there might be something essential about humour that allows us to talk honestly about sex. Talking about it with […]
Do animals enjoy sex?
Do animals enjoy sex? Arguably, sexual pleasure plays a dramatic role within human society. Due to our civilised nature, we as humans do not have to worry about reproduction. Our sophistication within the natural world has placed us at the top of the hierarchy meaning that the continuation of our species is more than likely. […]
Top Tips for Creating the Perfect Tinder Profile
Tinder is a dry, flammable material, often being wood or paper, used for lighting a fire. Or, in our current non-caveman days of matches and gas fireplaces, an app primarily used by our age group to meet people, go on dates, and receive cringe-inducing chat up lines without the embarrassment of that whole real life […]
Interviewing Exeter’s secret sex blogger
W hat made you decide to start your blog, ‘Sex and the Exeter Girl’? I used to be the biggest prude about sex. I remember seeing a diagram of an uncircumcised penis in Sixth Form – it made me scream and fall off my chair. For me, sex has always been a scary topic. I’m […]