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Search downloadable guides and handouts on a variety of sexual health topics. Available in multiple languages.
This BCCDC Position Statement includes a summary of recent evidence for using doxycycline as prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for STI prevention, as well as information to guide clinicians on how to prescribe and manage doxyPEP.
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:
A one-page document to answer frequently asked questions related to the treatment of syphilis with Bicillin® L-A.
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.
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.
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.
Professional development resources for sexual health service providers in British Columbia.
Professional practice guidelines for sexual health service providers in British Columbia.
This booklet was developed to assist health care providers in helping clients understand & normalize HPV, to provide sympathetic & non-judgmental information around HPV infection, vaccination, screening, and treatment, as well as to support clients through HPV-related anxiety. It also includes a series of frequently asked questions and suggested answers, as well as HPV and...
A 4-page handout offering detailed information about HIV PrEP for health care providers that prescribe or wish to start prescribing PrEP.