Under any circumstances, it is often rooted in fear or discomfort of sexual intercourse. Feeling anxious about sex can manifest in a number of ways, especially through symptoms of sexual dysfunction.

When it comes to sex, people tend to focus only on the good things like orgasm, positions, partners. But sex has another side to talk about; sexual anxiety.

Anxiety associated with sex or sexual activity is rooted in fear or discomfort from such an encounter. This is how Dr. Katherine Hertlein, a couples therapist and sex educator, explains it to the electronic newspaper Metro UK .

When it comes to sex, people tend to focus on the good stuff: mind-blowing orgasms, positions, partners – that kind of thing. However, the other side of sex (the complicated side) is just as important to talk about, such as sexual anxiety.

Created in partnership with world-renowned therapist Dr Katherine Hertlein, Blueheart is eradicating the financial, emotional and psychological barriers that put traditional therapy out of reach for many.

Resiliency is getting a lot of attention these days. There is high demand for the ability to keep going when things get tough and you need to adapt to what life, or a pandemic, tosses your way.

If the past six months have thrown your sexual relationships into stark relief, you’re not alone. A study of nearly 900 British adults by Anglia Ruskin University and Ulster University in May found that only 39.9 per cent had taken part in any form of sexual activity in the previous seven days.

Blueheart, a London, UK-based sex therapy app provider, raised £1m in seed funding.

Sex therapy startup Blueheart's in-app sessions are designed by Dr. Katherine Hertlein.

Online surveillance in relationships is a common phenomenon. Lead author Katherine Hertlein, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, identified the individual, relationship, and technological factors for predicting IES in romantic relationships.

It’s been a long three months since the start of the pandemic, and we are by no means out of the woods. Social isolation, economic insecurity and health concerns make for a perfect storm of stressors that many of us are experiencing right now. If you’ve been living with a spouse or a partner during lockdown, you will most likely be the first to notice any changes in behavior.

During lockdown, minor relationship issues mutated into larger problems. Here are some of the main ones couples encountered.