{"id":202,"date":"2021-01-21T18:56:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T18:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jb-global.com\/medical\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2024-03-06T03:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T03:09:52","slug":"sexual-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jb-global.com\/medical\/sexual-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"202\" class=\"elementor elementor-202\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83cafd6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83cafd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e96bd38\" data-id=\"e96bd38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcead6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbcead6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sexual Health<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf6292d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf6292d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8481287\" data-id=\"8481287\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04fa75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04fa75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>STI or STDs are infections that are commonly spread by sex, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex or oral sex. Most STIs initially do not show symptoms resulting in a greater risk of passing the disease on to others. Sometimes by the time someone notices symptoms, it may have been a few weeks after being infected.<\/p><p><strong>What sexually transmitted diseases are seen at our centre<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Chlamydia<\/li><li>HIV\/AIDS<\/li><li>Genital Herpes<\/li><li>Genital Warts<\/li><li>Gonorrhea<\/li><li>Syphillis<\/li><li>Hep A, B and C<\/li><li>Trichomonas and other vaginal infections<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>What we offer:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>After-hours STI and STD testing at our centre<\/li><li>Testing available through Alberta Health or pay a fee for the instant tests<\/li><li>Testing for HIV, bacterial infections\/diseases and diseases of the blood<\/li><li>Pregnancy testing, fee associated with instant tests<\/li><li>Approved\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albertahealthservices.ca\/info\/Page16048.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIV PrEP Doctor<\/a><\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>PrEP clinic is every Wednesday from 5 pm &#8211; 7 pm<\/li><li>Appointments are available<\/li><li>STI Clinic Mondays and Wednesdays, walk-in subject to availability best to book in advance<\/li><\/ul><p>Many persons will have no symptoms when infected with an STI. Your risk of having an STI will depend on several factors.<\/p><p><strong>You are at the highest risk if:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>You are 25 years or younger (the highest risk is 19-25 years) and sexually active<\/li><li>You have a sexual partner who has a known STI<\/li><li>You have a new sexual partner or have multiple sexual partners<\/li><li>You exchange sex for money, drugs, shelter, or food<\/li><li>You are a man who has sex with men<\/li><li>You use intravenous or other illicit drugs<\/li><li>You do not use condoms or other barrier protection for sexual activity<\/li><li>You are not in a committed long-term monogamous sexual relationship<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>LINKS<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yegmenshealth.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edmonton Health Men Collective\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queeryeg.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queeryeg<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fruitloopyeg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fruit Loop YEG<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexual Health STI or STDs are infections that are commonly spread by sex, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex or oral sex. Most STIs initially do not show symptoms resulting in a greater risk of passing the disease on to others. 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