Tag Archives: Urological conditions

What services do sexual health clinics (GUM clinics) provide?

Sexual health clinics offer a wide range of different services, including; testing and treating sexually transmitted infections, giving advice about sexual health, giving out condoms & contraception, pregnancy testing, abortion advice and so much more! Sexual health clinics are also called genitourinary medicine (GUM), and sexual and reproductive healeth (SRH) clinics. Not all sexual health […]

How soon do STI symptoms appear?

It really depends on which sexually transmitted disease that you have. Some symptoms can develop within a few days or weeks, but in some extreme cases it can take months or years for symptoms to appear. Sometimes you may not have any symptoms, and may not know that you have an STI. If there is […]

What should I do if I think I’ve got an STI?

If you think you have a STI then you should go to your GP or local sexual health clinic. They will have a variety of tests available to confirm whether or not you did. Most STIs can be successfully and easily treated, but it is important to get any symptoms checked out as soon as […]

Does anal sex have any health risks?

Anal sex does carry the risk of passing sexually transmitted infections. What is anal sex? Anal sex is a type of sexual activity that involves the anus. This includes penile penetration of the anus, penetrating the anus with a finger, or sex toys, and finally, oral sex of the anus. What are the risks of […]

What infections can I catch through oral sex?

Oral sex is stimulating your partners genitals using your mouth and tongue. Unfortunately, you can contract sexual transmitted infections through oral sex, and it is one of the most common ways that STIs are passed on. Common STIs caught through oral sex There are a few STIs that are commonly caught through oral sex. Gonorrhoea […]

What is oral sex?

Oral sex is stimulating your partner’s genitals with your mouth and tongue.  Is it common to have oral sex? Oral sex is extremely common, and many people partake in oral sex before having sexual intercourse. There are many different techniques that you can use and try with your partner to make oral sex even more […]