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A dental dam is a piece of thin latex that is placed over the vagina/internal genitals or anus during oral sex to protect against many STIs. Medical gloves can be worn when touching or penetrating the anus or the vagina...

Causes Shigellosis is passed through contact with infected stool. It can be sexually transmitted by: oral-anal contact (rimming) getting stool on your fingers and then touching your mouth putting objects that have stool on them into...

Safer Sex STIs are usually less common among women who have sex with women*.  *Here women refers to individuals with vaginas or internal genitals, including trans men and non-binary individuals. The chances of getting an STI...

If you have one of these STIs, you may be wondering about how this will affect your sex life. Some common concerns include how to manage symptoms and how to talk to partners. Some people feel sad, angry, fearful or uncertain about what...

Open marriages or open relationships: A committed relationship where one or both partners may be free to have sex with other people individually, or the couple may invite other people to have sex with them together. Swinging: When...

Preventing STIs An STI is caused when a bacteria, virus, or parasite is passed from one person to another during sexual contact. Some kinds of sex have a lower chance of passing STIs. For example, the chance of passing an STI is much less...

People of all genders and sexual orientations explore giving and receiving anal play. The anal region is rich with nerve endings, so stimulation in this area can feel deeply erotic. People with prostates often enjoy indirect stimulation of...

Condoms, dental dams and other barriers offer very good protection against many STIs. They create a barrier between the internal genitals, external genitals, and/or mouth, to lower the chances of passing STIs from one person to...

Your chances of getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) depend on a few things. First, your partner or partners need to have an STI. Second, you and your partners need to have some kind of sexual contact to pass on the STI. Third,...

Research The Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre at the UBC School of Nursing collaborated with the Centre of Innovative Health in the United States to research STI risk and prevention knowledge among young women. ...

What does non-monogamy actually mean? People of all genders and sexual orientations have many different ways of being sexually active outside of monogamous relationships. Some of the ways that people are sexually active include: Being...

Background Previous research has documented that lesbian and bisexual adolescent girls are at higher risk of engaging in a range of sexual behaviours compared to heterosexual girls. Less is known about the behaviours of adolescent girls...

What are the risks to a man and to a woman of cunnilingus without using a dental dam? Thank you.
I have HIV. Can I give someone HIV if me and my partner are rimming each other?
Hello BCCDC! I'm male, straight. I have scanned your answers for my question and I'm more confused than I originally was. I always use condoms for vaginal sex, but enjoy going down on women. I don't want to expose myself, primarily to HIV...
hello sir oral sex is create hiv or not
can a man get a sti from oral sex?
Hi there! Last month I had my first outbreak. I wasn't aware of my condition and it was a very scary and traumatic time. Im in a better place now although I do have my moments of grief, anger, and self pity. During the time of getting...
How safe is oral sex in regard to HIV?
I'd like to know the chances of an STI being passed from woman to woman, via someone who gives oral sex to one right after the other. Would the chances go down if the giver brushes their teeth or uses mouthwash in between? Same question...