What is an STI?
An STI, or sexually transmitted infection, is basically any kind of bacterial or viral infection that can be spread through sexual contact.
This doesn’t just mean unprotected sex. Some STIs can be passed on through oral sex (kissing, licking or sucking someone’s genitals), and some can be passed through sexual touching and skin-to-skin contact.
There are lots of STIs out there and you will probably already have heard of some like chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital warts, genita...
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