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When you are diagnosed with a reportable STI, anyone you have had sexual contact with or shared drug equipment with needs to be notified that they have been exposed to a communicable infection.  This is sometimes called ‘contact...

The Hep C in BC Resources Project Pacific Hepatitis C Network (PHCN) is happy to report that our Hep C in BC Resources project has drawn to a successful close. This project ran from last fall to the end of March 2018. Given the recent...

Causes Chlamydia is passed between people through unprotected sex (including oral). The bacteria can be found in semen, ejaculate, vaginal/internal genital fluids, and rectal fluids. Pregnant people may pass the infection to their baby's...

Some people clear the hepatitis C virus from their body, meaning it goes away on its own. Most people (75% to 85% of the time) will not clear the virus and hepatitis C can become a long-term chronic condition. Treatment for HCV is becoming...

Causes Gonorrhea is passed through unprotected sex (including oral sex). Symptoms Some people may have gonorrhea and not know it because symptoms are mild or there are no symptoms. In women, early symptoms are sometimes so mild that they...

I had a protected sex with a working girl last week and after next day having slight burning sensation and frequent urination started. No discharge or no other symptoms but frequent urination. Regular urine culture report came as no...

This is the dashboard report on HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) trends in for the fourth quarter of 2017 (Sept – Dec 2017). These reports are posted quarterly to provide a snapshot of HIV and STIs in British Columbia. The...

This is the dashboard report on STI and HIV trends in BC for the fourth quarter of 2016 (October – December 2016). These reports are posted quarterly to provide a snapshot of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in British Columbia. The...

I understand that certain tests (eg. STD tests) where samples are taken at Lifelabs offices and forwarded to the BC Disease Control branch. Can you advise if the tests are labeled using the patients name and care card number or is there a...

This is the dashboard report on HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) trends in for the first quarter of 2017 (January – March 2017). These reports are posted quarterly to provide a snapshot of HIV and STIs in British Columbia. The...

I received oral sex. A person sucked my penis less than ten seconds that time I don't know he was hiv positive after two months I suspect that he was positive. I m sure he is not on treatment because he was cool at our house. And then went...

Background High rates of suicide have been reported among people living with HIV, but there is little research that looks specifically at suicide among gay and bisexual men who are HIV positive. Existing studies only look at trends and do...

This is the dashboard report on HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) trends in for the second quarter of 2017 (Apr – June 2017). These reports are posted quarterly to provide a snapshot of HIV and STIs in British Columbia. The...

Reportable STIs In BC, some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are reportable to public health. Reportable STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV. Genital chlamydia is the most commonly reported STI in BC and the...

What is anonymous HIV testing? In BC, there are a number of ways that you can get an HIV test.  Anonymous HIV testing is different from other types of HIV testing because your name is not attached to your result and your contact...

The BC Centre for Disease Control tracks the number of cases of reportable STIs over time to see if there are increases or decreases in infection rates. In 2016, there were 15,057 cases of chlamydia and 3,260 cases of gonorrhea diagnosed...

I have read around the internet that coinfection of HCV and HIV may delay the window period of both tests due to the delay of antibody production. How accurate is this statement in 2018? And more specifically, would the 4th generation test...

Background Policy makers and intervention strategists are increasingly aware that the Internet provides opportunities to meet young people “where they are at.” For example, young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM)...

A needs assessment is being led by the Pacific Hepatitis C Network (PHCN) to better understand the needs of people throughout BC in terms of information about hepatitis C. The final report will be made available on the PHCN website and...

STIs do not affect everyone in the population equally. It is important to remember that while some groups are more affected by certain STIs than others, sexual behaviours ultimately determine a person’s individual risk for an STI. STI data...