Resource Database
Search downloadable guides and handouts on a variety of sexual health topics. Available in multiple languages.
Get your STI results online in Health Gateway
Health Gateway provides safe and easy access to your BC health records all in one place. You can use it to see your medication history, immunization records, health visits and lab test results, including for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This handout includes step-by-step information on:
Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Post-Treatment Information
A handout with information you should know when starting and after finishing treatment for gonorrhea and/or chlamydia infection.
NGU information sheet
A PDF version of the Non-Gonococcal Urethritis topic page on SmartSexResource.
Self-collection instructions: Vaginal swab
A downloadable handout with step-by-step visual instructions for how to collect a vaginal swab sample. These instructions were developed to be transferrable across different implementation scenarios that use self-collected samples for STI testing.
Self-collection instructions: Throat swab
A downloadable handout with step-by-step visual instructions for how to collect a throat swab sample. These instructions were developed to be transferrable across different implementation scenarios that use self-collected samples for STI testing.
Self-collection instructions: Rectal swab
A downloadable handout with step-by-step visual instructions for how to collect a rectal swab sample. These instructions were developed to be transferrable across different implementation scenarios that use self-collected samples for STI testing.
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera®) Treatment
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera®) a form of progesterone given by injection into a muscle for the prevention of pregnancy. For more information refer to the Options for Sexual Health medication handout.
HIV PrEP – Frequently Asked Questions (English)
Answers to questions that are commonly asked by people taking HIV PrEP or thinking about starting PrEP (English version).