Sexually Transmitted Infections
HIV & AIDS Advice
28/07/2017
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28/07/2017Sexually Transmitted Infections
If you are sexually active, there is a risk of getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Here you can find out how to reduce your risk and what to do if you notice STI symptoms.
- Listen to your body! Go to the doctor without delay if you notice any changes
- Even without symptoms, get yourself tested twice a year for STIs (find out where in Berlin).
- Use condoms, gloves and non-greasy lubricants.
- Get vaccinated against hepatitis A and B!
- Remember that with existing HIV infections, STIs are often more severe.
- Be fair! Inform your sex partners!
- Abstain from sex until the end of treatment!
Chlamydia
Chlamydia causes inflammation of the mucous membranes, urethra, vagina, rectum and anal area.
Shigellose
Since the beginning of the year 2018, the Shigellose has been appearing more frequently in Berlin. It can be treated with antibiotics, but in the meantime there is also resistance.
Condylomata
Pimples on the glans, pimples on the butt. Genital warts are among the most common sexually transmitted diseases.
Crabs
Crabs are one to three millimetres in size and cling to the pubic hair with their six mostly red legs, close to the skin.
Genital Herpes
Everyone knows lip herpes - unpleasant blisters that weep. You can get the same thing in soft pink on your penis or your ass...
Hepatitis
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver and can be caused by viruses that can also be caught during sex. You can be vaccinated against the two most common types of hepatitis, hepatitis A and B.
HIV / AIDS
HIV is an abbreviation and means "Human Immunodeficiency Virus". This translates as human immunodeficiency virus. HIV damages the body's own defenses, also called the immune system.
Hepatitis A
New diagnoses of hepatitis A have been rising sharply in Berlin since 2016. The inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection can be easily treated with a vaccination...
Syphilis
Syphilis is a bacterial infection which, if left untreated, can cause serious health problems in later stages.
Gonorrhea
With gonorrhea everyone thinks of discharge from the tail. This is true, but gonorrhea bacteria (gonococci) also like to sit in the intestine.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
If you are sexually active, there is a risk of getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Here you can find out how to reduce your risk and what to do if you notice STI symptoms.
- Listen to your body! Go to the doctor without delay if you notice any changes
- Even without symptoms, get yourself tested twice a year for STIs (find out where in Berlin).
- Use condoms, gloves and non-greasy lubricants.
- Get vaccinated against hepatitis A and B!
- Remember that with existing HIV infections, STIs are often more severe.
- Be fair! Inform your sex partners!
- Abstain from sex until the end of treatment!
