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Search downloadable guides and handouts on a variety of sexual health topics. Available in multiple languages.
It’s common to worry about your sexual health from time-to-time, but if worry or anxiety is impacting your well-being it may be helpful to explore new ways of coping. This resource provides information about sexual health-related anxiety, and explores strategies that may help to manage anxiety.
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic taken by mouth for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
Every person is different. Learn what is normal for you. Tips for a Healthy Vagina. This handout what developed by Vancouver Coastal Health.
This toolkit developed by the Community-Based Research Centre was made by and for queer guys to give us the tools to effectively self-advocate for PrEP and our own sexual health. Here you will find information about PrEP and resources to help guide a conversation between you and a doctor. Navigating the healthcare system can be...
This 25-page colour booklet talks about herpes symptoms, transmission, testing and treatment. It also offers information and support for people getting a new diagnosis of herpes and discusses dating when you have herpes. Also included are online and phone-based herpes supports as well as counselling resources in British Columbia. Produced by Clinical Prevention Services at...
This 11-page colour booklet summarizes information on the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), including types of HPV, prevention, screening and treatment. This guide also contains FAQs that are commonly asked by patients in our clinics and a list of resources for more information about HPV.
Levonorgestrel (Plan B® or generic equivalent), is a progestin-only emergency contraceptive pill used to prevent pregnancy after sex. The tablet (pill) should be taken as soon as possible, preferably within 24 hours of last sexual contact. It can work up to 5 days (120 hours) after sex, but is less effective with time.
Bicillin® L-A (long-acting penicillin G benzathine) is the preferred antibiotic treatment for syphilis. It is given by intramuscular injection in two divided doses into each hip/buttock muscle at the same visit.
Doxycycline is an antibiotic taken by mouth for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
Fluconazole is an antifungal medication used to treat vaginal candidiasis (yeast infections due to Candida species).