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Here are ten tips that will help make these conversations relevant and comfortable for all involved. These tips have been generously provided by Jennifer Gibson, Community Education Services Coordinator with Island Sexual Health.  Want to...

Safer Sex Your chances of getting an STI depend on the kind of sex you are having, whether or not you are using protection and how many other people in your group have the STI. STI testing In BC, rates of STI and HIV are high among men who...

Open marriages or open relationships: A committed relationship where one or both partners may be free to have sex with other people individually, or the couple may invite other people to have sex with them together. Swinging: When...

Some people clear hepatitis C from their body, meaning the virus goes away on its own. Most people will not clear the virus and hepatitis C can become a long-term (chronic) condition. However, hepatitis C can be managed and usually cured...

Hepatitis B is preventable with vaccination. It’s a good idea to check your immunization records to make sure that your vaccines are up-to-date, as there is no cure for hepatitis B. Most adults get hepatitis B for a short time and then get...

Causes HIV is passed through vaginal and anal sexual contact.  This includes both penetrative sex and sexual activities where there is an exchange of body fluids.  There is a very low chance that HIV may be passed through oral...

The statistics reported in this section give a snapshot of STIs in the BC population based on surveillance and research data that is available. These statistics have the following important limitations: The true number of people with an...

Are you passionate about sexual health? Opt's Sex Sense Line is hiring! Options for Sexual Heatlh is looking for registered nurses, midwives, clinical counsellors, sexual health educators, or other practicing clinicians to work as casual...

Background We set out to learn what HIV-negative gay men in Vancouver understood about sexual safety and their experiences of having anal sex without condoms. Participants were asked to talk about their everyday social and sexual lives,...

Introduction Many people practice kink as part of their sex life, yet health care practitioners are rarely given specific training or information about this often misunderstood aspect of sexuality. This article focuses on creating an...

I had a protected sex with a casual partner and on the next day I had burning sensation and difficult to peeing with frequent urination. I am a male and worried if there is any chance of getting STI from this act.
Hi, I have seen a few escorts lately and was wondering about this. After having sex with a condom on and I could not ejaculate so had to go by oral sex. But sometimes the escorts don`t use tissues to take the condom off. What they do...
It's been seen from images that in case of aids last stages the skin wears off from the palms and there is practically no barrier from an aids patient.What happens if a person shakes hands with that person.I believe I was in contact with...
Hi,thank you for your time and patience in reviewing my case. On 15th this month, I went to a massage parlor which offered me a whole body massage and finished up with her fingers stroking over my anus n scrotum area (no penetration) and a...
Hello there, i'm so worried if i'm infected now. Yesterday I went to "STI and skin specialist doctor" to check my face pimple. There were many patients waiting. The doctor office looks very old and dirty, but it also provides medical check...
Can any of STIs be transmitted in other than sexual way? For example through blood to blood contact (probably syphilis can?) or with contact of wound with semen etc.?