Sexual Infections (STIs)

Sexual infections vary in their type and in their symptoms. However, one thing remains constant when it comes to sexually transmitted infections, and that is that they are contracted through unprotected sexual contact with somebody who carries the infection. The most common STIs in the UK include herpes, genital warts, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis. One of the most dangerous things about many of these sexual infections is that the symptoms can remain dormant for months without you even noticing them so the symptoms can appear out of the blue.

If you do believe that you may have contracted an STI then it is vital to undergo testing to make sure that you know what you have or haven’t got. Testing can be done at a clinic and can also be done at home with the help of a home testing kit. Sexual infections treatments are vital to getting your life back on track. Unfortunately some STIs cannot be fully eliminated, but treatments are on hand to combat the symptoms and prevent against further infections from occurring. Remember, the best way to avoid sexual infections is to ensure that you always wear protection (both male and female condoms when possible) when you are sexually active. Talking to your local GP is a great way to attain advice about preventing yourself from contracting and STD, or advices about the best ways to deal with one if you have contracted it. The good news is that for the most common sexual infections there are ways for you to control and live with it without having to completely avoid intercourse or intimacy.

Just because you have contracted a sexual infection, doesn’t mean that it’s the end of your sexual world as you know it, in fact its quite the contrary, no more than ever there are ways and products to help you treat the symptoms and beat the infections once in your system. There are also ways to prevent contracting the sexual infection all-together from the start and that is to wear male and female condoms when possible. Here are ShytoBuy we offer a range of home testing kits that allow you to discreetly test yourself from sexual infections and allow you to find the appropriate treatment to help you through this time.