Wendy Macdowall

TL;DR: The increased reporting of risky sexual behaviours is consistent with changing cohabitation patterns and rising incidence of sexually transmitted infections.

TL;DR: The increase in the proportion of women reporting first intercourse before age 16 years does not appear to have continued throughout the past decade, and only a small minority of teenagers have unprotected first intercourse, and early motherhood is more strongly associated with educational level than with family background.

TL;DR: Sexual lifestyles in Britain have changed substantially in the past 60 years, with changes in behaviour seeming greater in women than men, and the continuation of sexual activity into later life—albeit reduced in range and frequency—emphasises that attention to sexual health and wellbeing is needed throughout the life course.

TL;DR: Substantial heterogeneity in distribution of reported STIs, and the demographic and behavioural determinants of prevalent genital chlamydial infection are shown.

TL;DR: The Natsal-3 survey as discussed by the authors assessed the distribution of sexual function by use of a validated measure, which assessed problems with individual sexual response, sexual function in a relationship context, and self-appraisal of sex life (17 items; 16 items per gender).