Let's Talk About Sex is focused on promoting safe sex and sexual health awareness. The aim of this campaign is to break down barriers to sexual health such as the social stigma that flows from it, highlight the sexual health services available to students, and to challenge the heteronormative notion of sex education. Sex is a natural part of life, it should be fun, safe and pleasurable. Whether you have had sex before, or you aren't ready yet, the Let's Talk About Sex campaign will have something for you.
We're going back to basics, and you may be surprised at what you don't know! This week is jam-packed full of crucial information, including a consent workshop run by Sexpression: Imperial. An STI is an infection that can be passed from one person to another, usually through sexual contact such as unprotected vaginal, anal, oral sex, or even by sharing sex toys. Sometimes STIs can be transmitted in other ways too such as blood transfusion, during pregnancy or childbirth, and by sharing needles.
Some STIs are completely curable usually with antibiotics or insecticide cream, whereas others such as genital herpes and HIV are manageable and treatable but will remain in your body. For this reason, it is super important to get tested regularly to protect your sexual health, and others. Regular tests will ensure you are able to have an open, honest and accurate conversation with your sexual partner about the risk of STIs.
Find out more here about symptoms, treatment and how to protect yourself. Read here about what to expect when you visit a sexual health Clinic.
Click here for a step-by-step guide. Order a home STI kit. Contraception helps to protect against pregnancy. You can access contraception from your GP or sexual health clinic. Read here for more information on methods of emergency contraception. Want a quick overview of contraceptive methods? Download the chart. An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy so that it doesn't result in the birth of a child.
