On 24th March 2022 we launched our Sexual Rights Charter for Older Adults. Developed in partnership with Age-friendly Sheffield, the […]
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Don’t ask, don’t tell: Silence in the medical encounter when sexual problems, ageing, and health conditions meet
If sex was important to you and you had a sexual problem, would you seek help? Would you know where […]
Age, Sex and You: the website for older adults
Age, Sex and You is a new website designed to provide general information, all in one place, about the sexual […]
Healthy sexual ageing?
What do we know about the sex lives of older adults across Europe? And how does this fit with ideas […]
Older people do not have sexual rights
Oh yes they do! And there is an urgent need to protect these sexual rights, as evidence continues to grow […]
Sex, Age & Me: What everybody ought to know
Two years ago I wrote about the Sex, Age & Me project that we had launched in Australia. It is […]
When it comes to older people and sex, doctors put their heads in the sand
The sex lives of older people have received a lot of attention recently. From the Netflix sitcom Grace and Frankie, […]
Putting ageing and sexual health and wellbeing on the agenda
On Friday 6th February 2015 the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA), Manchester Metropolitan University, Age UK and […]
Don’t ask don’t tell: Helping health professionals to better address the sexual health needs of their older clients
Research consistently tells us that health professionals (HPs) can experience significant barriers to addressing the sexual and intimacy needs of […]
Dr Sharron Hinchliff 