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World AIDS Day offer at samedaydoctor

In support of World Aids Day, samedaydoctor in Canary Wharf is offering a free Insti HIV test, with every full STI screen booked (usual price £295).
This offer is available from 1st December until 16th December, for STI screens completed by the 16th December 2011.
This offer is only available at the Samedaydoctor Canary Wharf clinic.

Sexual health

A sexually transmitted infection (STI) is an infection, bacterial or viral, that can be passed from one person to another during sexual contact.

This can include :

  • Vaginal
  • Anal
  • Oral-genital contact
  • Even sexual contact with toys such as dildoes and vibrators

STI’s are usually spread through bodily fluids such as:

  • Semen
  • Vaginal secretions
  • Blood
  • Some can be passed on through skin to skin contact

Some of the STI’s will stay local to where the contact was, this includes STI’s such as:

If you are concerned about your sexual health or want a confidential consultation, please contact our doctor at samedaydoctor, Canary Wharf.

If you perform oral sex on someone who has gonorrhoea in the genitals, you can get it in the throat, and vice versa. These STI’s need very little encouragement to pass between individuals and can be transmitted even if the sexual contact was not prolonged. Because the infection will be limited to the area of contact it means symptoms, if you develop them, are localised to the contact site.

This  means that we have to check each site where you might have been exposed. This is why it is important to do a throat swab if you perform oral sex and rectal swabs if you have anal sex.

Other STI’s such as  HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis  spread through the body and will usually cause systemic symptoms like fever, rashes sore throat and so forth. These require a blood test to detect them.

It is important to note that several of the STI’s can be asymptomatic so it is vital to have  regular routine screens, especially if you have multiple partners and/ or you are having sex with someone other than your regular partner. This is also the advice if you only perform oral sex.

If you think you have symptoms of an STI its best to seek advice immediately and to abstain from sexual intercourse, including oral sex until you have seen a doctor.

Condoms will offer protection against most STI’s. However, condoms do not always protect against HPV/genital warts and Herpes infection.

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