Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Features

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?

Treating sexually transmissible infections (STIs)

Having an STI shouldn't be embarrassing and certainly isn't shameful. Dr Brewer explains what to expect from a check up at a genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic

Trichomonas (TV): symptoms and treatments

What are the symptoms, diagnosis and treament for trichomonas?

Vaginal odour

I have a really embarrassing problem with my vaginal area - it doesn't smell very nice.

Was the condom safe enough?

We used a condom, but I'm not sure if it was enough protection against HIV. Expert Dr Patrick French advises

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