It’s no big deal if you are getting an STI check and you get an erection, (the doctor won’t be shocked). Doctors have seen everything, and chances are that this has happened many times before. Doctors know that penises sometimes react to being touched, and they won’t take it personally. If you feel uncomfortable, simply [...]

No, toilet seats are safe, so go ahead, kick back and relax! Sperm from a penis and fluids from a vagina cannot live very long outside the body, so they don’t have a very good chance of surviving on a cold, hard toilet seat. If there was sperm on a toilet seat, the vaginal area [...]

No, there are many strains of warts (the human papilloma virus) and the warts one has on their hands are different from the warts one could have on their genitals. Warts do not mutate; a wart on a hand won’t cause a wart on a penis or vagina.

Human Papilloma Virus is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). It is spread through oral, anal, or vaginal sex. Some strains of HPV are genital warts. The warts can look like bumps on the skin (sometimes clustered like popcorn) and these can be one or several. If a person has genital warts, it is very possible [...]

Herpes is transmitted by direct skin to skin contact, in other words from the site of infection to the site of contact. Generally, someone can get herpes if they have unprotected sexual intercourse or if they have skin to skin contact with someone where their genitals are touching. It can also be passed through oral [...]

Yes, it is a good idea to get any body part that was used during sex tested for STI. You can find out more from the doctor at a Teen Clinic. Let them know what type of sex you have been having, and they will let you know what tests need to be done.

Pap tests check for cervical cancer and shouldn’t hurt. When females turn 18 or when they become sexually active (whichever comes first!), it is recommended to go for Pap testing. This can be done at somebody’s family doctor, a walk-in clinic, or a teen clinic in Winnipeg. Usually when people start getting Pap tests, they [...]

Any time you’re going in for testing (whether it is a pee, blood, or any other type of test), a doctor, nurse, or person doing the testing has to have your permission first. So unless you tell the doctor, nurse, etc. that you want them to test for drugs, they won’t. However, it might be [...]

Yes, you can get tested for all STI if you want. It’s important that you ask to be tested for all STI and HIV. Don’t assume if you are going in for a blood test or a pap test that an STI test will be done, too. Also, HIV tests are separate from STI tests [...]

Yes, oral sex (mouth on a penis, anus or vagina) without a condom or dental dam is a high risk activity. It is always best to get tested and start practicing safer sex if you are having any kind of sex, or avoid risky activities altogether.