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… or attending a sexual health clinic.
STIs such as Chlamydia and gonorrhoea can be very easily tested by a self taken vaginal swab in women and a wee in a pot for a man and are easily treated by…
… genital herpes, you should get checked out.
How do you diagnose herpes?
The genital herpes test is simple and straightforward. If you or your partner are worried that you may have genital herpes,…
… Disease (PID), but many cases are the result of a chlamydia or gonorrhoea infection. Negative tests do not exclude infection simply that it wasn’t due to chlamydia or gonorrhoea.
How can I catch…
… Nits (empty eggshells) that look like white oval dots attached to the base of your hairs
Testing
There is no test for lice, but you may see the lice crawling in your body hair and your GP…
… by cutting, tying or blocking the tubes that allow sperm to pass from the testicles and out of a man's body through the penis. Vasectomy needs a small surgical operation. This is…
… All condoms which have the BSI kite mark or European CE mark to ensure that they have all been tested up to British Standards.
Male Condom:
Use a new condom each time. Check ‘use by date’ and check…
… old.
Confidentiality
If you're under 16 and want contraception, a termination of pregnancy or tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the professional won't tell your parents or carer…
… scheme then have a look at our Home screening page for more useful information.
We would reccomend testing once a year or more frequently if you have changed sexual partners. Further information can be…
… Sperm is a white fluid that comes out of a man’s penis during sex. This is part of making a baby. Testicles Testicles are body parts found between the tops of the legs of a man. They make sperm. 7 Uterus…
