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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...
Some people clear hepatitis C from their body, meaning the virus goes away on its own. Most people will not clear the virus and hepatitis C can become a long-term (chronic) condition. However, hepatitis C can be managed and usually cured...
Chlamydia can be cured with antibiotics. It is the most commonly reported STI in British Columbia. Causes You get chlamydia through vaginal, oral, and anal sexual contact. This includes both penetrative sex and sexual activities...
A new condom should be used every time you have intercourse, as well as with each new partner, and when switching from anal to oral or vaginal penetration. The condom should be put on before the penis/external genitals touch the partner's...
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...
If you have a reportable STI, a health care provider will ask you about your sexual partners, and sometimes the people you share drug-equipment with. If you want, a public health nurse can work with you to plan how you will talk to...