Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS)
A sexually transmitted infection is an infection that you catch whilst you have sexual intercourse. You can also catch some infections through kissing and touching and these are ‘sort of’ sexually transmitted infections. There are also some infections which can be caught during having sex but can also be caught in other ways – like ‘thrush’ (candida).
To find out more about specific different sexually transmitted infections click on the symbol below according to whether you want to find out what you can catch and also what the signs are of what you may have caught.
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