Whatever their age, gender or sexuality, most people have questions or concerns regarding their sexual health and wellbeing at some point.
We deliver information, advice and services which can help you take control of your sexual health and feel more positive about your sexuality and performance.
Like any life skill, our sexual know-how is usually gained over time through information and experience.
Sexual health, contraception, relationships and the law surrounding sex are just some of the areas where we may all need a little support from time to time.
Here you’ll find information, news and advice to help.
Today, we're diving into a topic that's buzzing in conversations everywhere – gender-neutral bathrooms. We know that a lot of people feel passionate about this topic, so it is important
Every life is full of firsts! And for many, the first time you have sex is one of the most exciting and potentially daunting… Many people feel nervous before having
We're diving into a topic that's crucial for all of us: sexual health and the power of saying NO. It's essential to embrace our right to say NO when it
Sex is a natural and healthy part of life and something we often choose to explore with our partners. Like many areas of life, there are laws around sex which
It’s that much awaited time of the year – Uni, college and school have come to a close and you’re out enjoying the summer weather with your friends and partners.
Upskirting is a term which describes the act of taking sexually intrusive photographs or videos under someone’s clothing without their permission. It often goes undetected or occurs in a crowded
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, bicurious – sexuality is a broad spectrum and can be a challenge to understand and define.
Particularly earlier in our lives – or later when circumstances change – we often consider our own sexuality and its impact on our relationships and partners.
Here you’ll find information, news and advice to help
Let’s face it, relationships can be tricky business – especially when it comes to sex! However, in a heteronormative world, it can seem that advice and support is often only
Sexuality is a very personal matter and ‘coming out’ - telling others you’re gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning or ace (LGBTQ+) - can be daunting. Though attitudes continue to
Sexuality is sometimes a difficult term to define as it can mean different things to different people. Generally, it is used to describe how people express themselves in a sexual
Young or old, everyone feels pressure to please their sexual partner at one time or another!
Like any other aspect of our lives, a lot can depend on how we’re feeling, what’s happening in our life and our relationship with our partner.
Here you’ll find information, news and advice to help
As well as being essential for reproduction, sex is something most people enjoy and part of a healthy relationship. However, like anything, it is not without its challenges and momentary
Almost every man suffers from premature ejaculation at some point in their life. Ejaculation is the moment a man climaxes or cums during sex. Ideally, it’s a moment we wish
Almost every man suffers from the inability to get or maintain an erection at some point in their life. It could be because you’re tired, nervous, have had a little
Our resource hub is a great place to learn more and get answers.
We’ve an extensive range of downloadable content on contraception, birth control, the law surrounding sex, STIs, treatments and much more.
Your journey with Suffolk Sexual Health Service begins with a conversation. Whatever your query or area of interest, we’re here to help. From detailed enquiries about our diverse services to general information requests, our dedicated team is ready to assist you.
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Suffolk Sexual Health Service
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To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to