Useful leaflets and links

For more information and support for sexual difficulties and problems please visit this page.

If you are a sexual health professional and are interesting in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Training, visit our professionals page.

Abortion

• CNWL information about abortion
• Information about abortion care

Better sex leaflets

These leaflets are based off an old version. New versions are currently in development and will be updated on this page.

• Anal sex
• Difficulties with penetration or painful sex
• How to increase your enjoyment of sex (for men and their partners)
• How to increase your enjoyment of sex (for women and their partners)
• Problems controlling when you come?
• Worried about staying hard?

Alcohol, Smoking, Drugs and Chemsex leaflets and links

• Stop smoking
• Alcohol self-help leaflet
• Drink aware website 
• THT information for gay men about sex and drugs 
• Club drugs and chemsex support
• Antidote LGBTQI drugs and alcohol support
• Find your local substance use services
• Consent and Chemsex advice

Cervical screening

• Cervical screening (Gov)
• Cervical screening patient information leaflet
• Patient information on Actinomyces-like Organisms)

CNWL are not commissioned to provide routine cervical screening. Please contact your GP if your screening is due

Possible cervical screening text messaging scam.

Public Health England has advised us of a possible cervical screening text messaging scam.

Some women are being contacted by text message advising them they are overdue for screening at their General Practice. The message asks them to call a mobile number and provide personal details.

Please do not respond to these text messages.

These messages are not from the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.

If you have questions, please contact your GP to confirm when you are next due to attend cervical screening.

Contraception

• Sexwise: contraception
• Contraception choices
• Intrauterine contraception video
• Intrauterine contraception: advice after fitting
• Implant (Nexplanon) video
• Implant (Nexplanon): advice after fitting
• Sayana Press
• Quick-starting advice

Domestic abuse

• National Domestic Violence Helpline
• LGBT Domestic Violence and Abuse 
• Women's Aid
• Women's Aid (survivors handbook)
• Domestic Violence information booklet
• Sexual safety leaflet
• Sexual assault leaflet

General skin conditons

• British Association of Dermatologists PILs
• Skin conditions of the vulva

Hepatitis

• Hepatitis C
• Fibroscan
• Hepatitis B

We now have the following languages available for the Hepatitis B PIL leaflet in electronic versions:

• Hepatitis B Arabic 
• Hepatitis B Mandarin
• Hepatitis B Farsi
• Hepatitis B Pashto
• Hepatitis B Tigrinya

HIV leaflets and links

• Bloomsbury clinic handbook
• HIV and pregnancy 
• HIV and feeding your baby
• Emotional support
• Aids map 
• NAM
  • Username: CNWL
  • Password: Bloomsbury

HIV prevention leaflets and links

• PEP (Terrence Higgins Trust)
• Prepster

HIV medication leaflets

• Steroid and boosters
• Integrases and cations
• Rilpivirine/atazanavir
• Generic Atripla and Truvada leaflet

HIV vaccinations

• HIV vaccinations summary of recommendations

Menopause

• Menopause: diagnosis and management 
• Menopause matters      
• HIV and menopause

CNWL are not commissioned to provide menopause care. We do not fit the Mirena IUS in women not needing contraception.

Psychology leaflets

• Sexual Health Psychology Service - information for patients
• Maytree – support for people who are suicidal 
• The Samaritans 
• NTW Self help leaflets 
• Get self help website 
• Support for those with HSV

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) leaflets and links

• Sexwise
• British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Genital herpes in pregnancy

Sexual Problems, Advice and Treatment (SPATS)

• SPATs website
• Sexual Problems Assessment and Treatment Service Patient Information Leaflet
• Low mood and anxiety
• Support for sexual assault 
• Vulval Pain Society 
• Workshop for men who experience difficulties with erections
• Early ejaculation

Womens health leaflets and links (including building a family)

• Period problems (heavy, painful or irregular)
• Pregnancy Planning
• Miscarriage support
• Depression and anxiety during or after pregnancy
• Endometriosis 
• FGM 
• Ovarian cysts 
• PCOS
• Premenstrual syndrome