Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Features

Pubic lice: symptoms and treatments

What are the symptoms, diagnosis and treament for pubic lice?

Relief in your briefs

A brand new iVillage special on what causes thrush, the cures and keeping it at bay.

Risky sex

I ended up going home with a guy that I met the other night and when I was drifting off to sleep, I felt him insert his penis into me.

Scabies: symptoms and treatments

What are the symptoms, diagnosis and treament for scabies?

Sex on the beach: the health concerns

Are foreign condoms safe to use? Is sex in the ocean bad for you? We answer your burning holiday questions

Sex: a risky business

Everyone knows sex without a condom can be risky, but when you're in the throes of passion it's easy to get carried away. You may not want to ruin the moment or maybe you're just too shy to suggest it. Whatever your reasons, is it really worth risking it?

Sexual health workshop - part one

This two part workshop talks about why we get turned on and looks at how we can make lifestyle changes to maximise sex drive and libido

Sore sex

For the last three years I've found sex incredibly painful. I had tests which showed I had a staph aureus infection, so I took antibiotics and thrush remedies but it kept recurring.

Swollen after sex

After I have sex, I find both my inner vaginal lips are extremely swollen (much larger than the outer lips) and extremely painful, and it stings when I pass urine.

Syphilis: symptoms and treatments

What are the symptoms, diagnosis and treament for Syphilis? And what happens if it goes untreated?