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If you have one of these STIs, you may be wondering about how this will affect your sex life. Some common concerns include how to manage symptoms and how to talk to partners. Some people feel sad, angry, fearful or uncertain about what...

Preventing STIs An STI is caused when a bacteria, virus, or parasite is passed from one person to another during sexual contact. Some kinds of sex have a lower chance of passing STIs. For example, the chance of passing an STI is much less...

Reportable STIs In BC, some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are reportable to public health. Reportable STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV. Genital chlamydia is the most commonly reported STI in BC and the...

At A Glance There's a lot to know about sexually transmitted infections (STIs).  Use our convenient "STIs at a glance" chart for information on symptoms, tests and treatments. The details Click on the below links to learn...

STIs do not affect everyone in the population equally. It is important to remember that while some groups are more affected by certain STIs than others, sexual behaviours ultimately determine a person’s individual risk for an STI. STI data...

This section offers a number of handouts that you can share with your patients. These resources were developed by the BC Centre for Disease Control, and include: Client handouts for HPV infection, genital warts and herpes, as well as a...

Background Cervical cancer is entirely preventable through vaccination, screening, and early treatment. However, this disease remains a leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV rates are also high. Women living with HIV (...

Article reviewed Dalla Pria A, Alfa-Wali M, Fox P, Holmes P, Weir J, Francis N, et al. High-resolution anoscopy screening of HIV positive MSM: longitudinal results from a pilot study. Aids. 2014;28:861-7 Purpose The prevalence and...

Hi. Can I get HIV from receiving oral sex with a sex worker? HIV and other STIs I got tested for after four weeks were negative. They told me I had an early HIV test and standard test and the results are 98% accurate. What is risk for...
Hi, I am just wondering if can you get HIV from oral sex? A girl of unknown status gave me oral sex for a few minutes. I also performed oral sex on her for about a minute. Can you get HIV from this? HIV doctors at medhelp said that a...
I have HIV. Can I give someone HIV if me and my partner are rimming each other?
I just had some dental work and then gave a guy a blow job. I never use condoms for blowjobs. But now I am worried because my gums are bleeding a bit.
Your website mentions that medical gloves can be worn when touching or penetrating the anus or the vagina with fingers. I am curious about the risk of STI transmission through manual sex. Have there been any known cases of STI transmission...
I am from India. I did fingering in Vagina to the massage sex worker for 1 min and 1 inch of my finger went inside. When I was fingering her vagina she was wearing her inners. So I am not sure how long my finger went inside. She told me...
dear sir i had 4 sex intercourse with 4 different girl prostitute in this 2 or 3 month . i used condom with all these girl and only one time sex intercourse for each girl . i think i had 2 exposure 1. maybe i used wrong...
I'd like to know the chances of an STI being passed from woman to woman, via someone who gives oral sex to one right after the other. Would the chances go down if the giver brushes their teeth or uses mouthwash in between? Same question...