- Laura Waters, consultant physician sexual health and HIV1, chair2,
- Claire Dewsnap, consultant physician sexual health and HIV3, president4
- 1Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- 2British HIV Association, London, UK
- 3Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
- 4British Association of Sexual Health and HIV, Macclesfield, UK
- lwaters{at}nhs.net
Discussion about sex, particularly the neglected topic of anal sex in women, is uncommon in general medical journals and raising of awareness is a generally positive thing.1 We are concerned, however, that it has been framed in a negative and judgmental way.
There may be potential physical trauma from anal sex, and anatomical differences could play a role, but …
