Get checked regularly

If you're sexually active, especially if you're having sex with different casual partners, you should have regular checkups for STIs every 3-6 months. Some people with an STI don't show any symptoms so getting an STI check-up regularly is the only way to detect most STIs.

Signs of STIs

• Smelly, cloudy or yellowish discharge or pus coming from your penis or if it hurts when you piss
• Blisters, sores, warts or lumps on your penis or any of the surrounding skin
• Itchiness in the genital area
• If it hurts when you have sex
• Fever, swollen glands (especially in the groin), flu-like symptoms or unexplained weight loss or tiredness

If you have any of these symptoms you should see your doctor or health care worker.

More info

Contact: ACON’s Gay Men's Education Team 

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

Email: sgep@acon.org.au

Web: www.whytest.org