Get checked regularly

All sexually active women (including women who have sex with women) are at risk of contracting an STI. If you or your partner has any sort of sexually transmitted infection or blood borne virus, the potential is there to pass it on.

The trouble is, some infections don't have any symptoms. Some STIs like chlamydia, and even viruses like HIV, can have very few symptoms at first, if any at all, before complications occur.
The only way to find out about some infections early is to get a check-up so you can get appropriate treatment and reduce both the risk of serious complications and of passing the infection on to your sexual partners.

The most common STI symptom is no symptoms at all so it's important to have a regular STI check. Most STIs can be cleared up easily if treated quickly.

More info

Contact: ACON’s Lesbian and Same-Sex Attracted Women’s Health Project

Tel: (02) 9206 2000
Free Call: 1800 063 060
Hearing Impaired: (02) 9283 2088

Email: women@acon.org.au

Web: See girl2girl.info for more information on STI’s and STI testing