If you’re already sexually active, you probably book a yearly physical, which includes a pelvic exam and swab tests, possibly a Pap smear (if you’re a woman), and if you request them, blood and urine tests to check for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, “thousands of people are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) every year in BC”
Two new hepatitis C medications, sold under brand names Sovaldi and Harvoni, are now covered under BC PharmaCare to treat chronic hepatitis C (HCV or hep C).
There’s good news for women who are afraid to get tested for hepatitis C, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). As part of the STOP HIV Initiative, Stride with Purpose at the Lower Mainland Purpose Society received funding from the Fraser Health Authority to organize four women’s testing events in the Lower Mainland.
Everyone deserves love, and if you’re HIV-positive, you might just need to be extra confident in yourself and your health in order to meet the right person. If you’re an online dater, there’s an abundant selection of websites to choose from (PlentyOfFish, Match, eHarmony, ChristianMingle, etc.), and you have the option of dipping your toes into a different pool by wading through dating sites specifically for people with HIV and/or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The Positive Connection and HIV Singles are two of many.
We all know fighting is dangerous, yet people still do it. Since attackers are willing to risk their lives in street fights, maybe the thought of spreading or contracting HIV as well as hepatitis B and C is only a minor concern, if it even crosses their minds.
You and your boyfriend have been dating for a while now, and you feel the relationship is going to progress to the next level—a sexual level. You decide it’s time for a chat about testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and take him out for a picnic in a quiet park where you will both be relaxed.
Would you know when to take action and what to do to take care of yourself or a loved one to prevent HIV transmission if either of you were involved in an unexpected occurrence that could lead to life-altering consequences?
World AIDS Day is coming up December 1, so now is a great time to brush up on your knowledge of HIV/AIDS and to get tested if you haven’t already done so over the last year. There are several things you should know about HIV. First of all, the “H” in “HIV” does not stand for humping and the “V” does not stand for vagina.
A woman is wheeled into the emergency’s trauma room on a stretcher. Although she’s conscious, she’s been in a car accident and is bleeding from several injuries. She whispers to one of the paramedics that she’s HIV-positive.