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Inclusive Sexual Health Services: Practical Guidelines for Providers & Clinics
Looking to provide more inclusive care? This assessment tool was designed to help health care providers cultivate an inclusive clinical environment.
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A Guide to Sexual Concerns and Pleasure
Seeking practical solutions to address common sexual concerns and improve your sex life? This new Guide covers common concerns, causes, solutions, and more.
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Who We Are
We aim to make sexual health a common part of our national discourse and to promote high quality sexual health information and services.
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"In the Open" Video Series: Sexual Health & Relationships
Young adults share how they face their fears and talk with partners about sexual desires and pleasure, safer sex, and defining a relationship.

Inclusive Sexual Health Services: Practical Guidelines for Providers & Clinics
Looking to provide more inclusive care? This assessment tool was designed to help health care providers cultivate an inclusive clinical environment.
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NCSH Launches Own the Awk Campaign
Get ready to Own the Awk with NCSH! We're excited to introduce a new multi-media campaign that empowers young adults to engage in open, honest conversations about sexual health and relationships. Using humor, awkward portraits, and real-life scenarios, the campaign features a video series, digital card decks, conversation starters, scripts, and a bilingual website filled with content on seven key topics.
Sexual Health in the News
Gen Z’s Sexual Recession Calls for a New Kind of Dating App Support
Gen Z’s “sex recession” reflects declining sexual activity among young adults, prompting dating apps to create supportive, stigma-free tools for intimacy and authentic connections. A study from NCSH member, the Kinsey Institute, is featured.
Menopause Increases Your Risk of STIs Due To How Aging Changes Your Body
Menopause weakens the vaginal barrier by reducing estrogen and protective proteins, increasing older women’s vulnerability to STIs and highlighting the need for safer sex practices and targeted treatments.
You’re Not Too Old for HPV—or a Pap Smear
Pap smears remain important after menopause because cervical cancer risk persists into midlife, and regular screening helps detect abnormalities early for timely treatment.