Ways of getting an STI
Someone can get an STISTISTI means sexually transmitted infection: an infection that is usually only transmitted by…Read more through sexSexAll acts that can sexually arouse you. Sex is more than sexual intercourse.…Read more and through other ways of transmission.
Transmission through sexSexThe biological fact of being a woman (girl) or a man (boy). Sometimes,…Read more
- Through vaginal sexVaginal sexSex with penetration of the vagina.Read more, anal sexAnal sexSexual contact with penetration of the anus.Read more or oral sexOral sexStimulating someone else's sexual organs with your mouth or tongue. Oral sex for…Read more with someone who has an STI, without using a condom.
- By sharing sex toys without using a condomCondomCovering of thin rubber that a man wears over his erect penis. A…Read more or without cleaning it properly with water and soap first. For instance: dildoDildoA sex toy, usually shaped like an erect penis. You can use a…Read more, vibratorVibratorA sex toy, an electronic device that vibrates. It is used to stimulate…Read more. Always use a new condom when a different person uses the sex toy or clean it very well with water and soap.
- Through contact with blisters (herpesHerpesInfection caused by a virus. The symptoms of herpes are blisters on or…Read more), sores (syphilisSyphilisInfection caused by bacteria. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). First, a…Read more) or genital wartsGenital wartsWarts or lumps on or around the sexual organs or the anus. Genital…Read more on someone’s skin.
Ways of STI transmission: vaginal sex without using a condom
Ways of STI transmission: anal sex without using a condom
Ways of STI transmission: oral sex without using a condom
Ways of STI transmission: sharing sex toys without using a condom or without cleaning them very well with water and soap first.
Transmission in other ways
- A mother with an STI can pass on the infection to the foetus, during pregnancyPregnancyThe time when a woman is expecting a baby. The pregnancy begins when…Read more or deliveryDeliveryThe process of giving birth to a baby.Read more or when breast-feedingBreast-feedingA woman can breast-feed her baby with milk from her own breast, rather…Read more.
- By sharing injectionInjectionWhen you have an injection, fluid (for example medicine or a liquid drug)…Read more material.
- By sharing your toothbrush (hepatitis BHepatitis BInfection of the liver caused by a virus. A vaccination can prevent hepatitis…Read more), towels and sheets (pubic licePubic liceParasites (very tiny animals) in the pubic hair. Pubic lice suck blood. They…Read more and scabiesScabiesAn infection of the skin caused by very tiny animals (mites). Scabies causes…Read more) with someone.
- By skin-to-skin contact (lying naked against each other).
Ways of STI transmission: mother breast-feeding her baby
Ways of STI transmission: sharing injection material
Talking to your partnerPartnerPerson you are in a relationship with.Read more and the doctorDoctorSomeone who is trained to cure sick people. Doctors can prescribe medicines. A…Read more
If you have an STI you can infect other people. Talk to your partner about it and encourage them to go to a doctor.
Make sure you both go to your general practitioner or _W_municipal public healthHealthFeeling physically, mentally and socially well in your environment. Health is more than…Read more service_W_ (GGD). By informing your current partner you also protect yourself. If your STI has been cured and you have sex again with your partner who has not been treated, they can infect you again.
Do not have sex during STI treatmentTreatmentCare and/or follow-up by a professionally trained person. Treatment can be given with…Read more.
Do not only inform your current sex partners, but also ex-partners and other sexual contacts. They can also be infected and pass the STI on to their partner(s) without noticing. By informing your sex partners, you help to prevent STIs spreading further. If you do not want to tell your partner or ex-partners you have an STI yourself you can also warn them anonymously, without mentioning your name (via partnerwaarschuwing.nl).
Couple talking.