by Dr Megan Martin | 16/08/20 | STIs
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is probably the most feared sexually transmitted infection around today. And there are reasons for that! HIV is not something to mess around with, especially because there is no cure. But that doesn’t mean that if you get HIV...
by Dr Megan Martin | 08/08/20 | STIs
HIV is probably the most feared sexually transmitted infection. This isn’t necessarily all due to the lifelong treatment and possibility of future complications. A large part of the fear is the stigma attached to being HIV positive. This can be especially...
by Dr Megan Martin | 07/08/20 | STIs
Have you ever heard someone say, “Be careful, HERPES IS FOREVER!” If you’re like me, this scare tactic has been ingrained in us from a young age in order to try and deter us from sexual exploration. I won’t lie, it kinda worked. via GIPHY But...
by Dr Megan Martin | 04/08/20 | Safer Sex, STIs
Now here’s a STI we don’t hear about every day – Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is caused by the Hepatitis B virus which can be transmitted by blood and sexual fluids. Hepatitis B causes liver disease, which can range from super chilled to life...
by Dr Megan Martin | 10/07/20 | Safer Sex, STIs
Molluscum contagiosum is a skin infection caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus, which is a type of poxvirus. While it is not exclusively a sexually transmitted infection, most adults will get it from sexual contact with an infected person, and develop this...
by Dr Megan Martin | 06/06/20 | STIs
HPV, or human papilloma virus is a sexually transmitted infection that everyone needs to know about. But just how worried do you need to be about it? Is it something you can ignore or are there certain things you need to watch out for. The answer: a little bit of...
