A short message about your sexual health: During the Covid-19 pandemic we are encouraging you to follow Government social distancing advice to make sure you keep yourself and others safe. Tips to keep safe: n keep your distance from people not in your household (2 metres apart where possible and at least 1 metre otherwise) n wash your hands regularly n don’t meet people outside for activities where you can’t safely socially distance, this includes for sex.
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Now is a good time to think about your sexual health. What you can do 1 Stock up on condoms You might not be able to access normal Terrence Higgins Trust services for a while but you can get free condoms posted to you at an address you choose. See links below. 2 Make sure you haven’t been passed on an infection during sex You can get tested for sexually transmitted infections for free by ordering an STI testing kit online to be sent to an address you choose OR by calling the iCaSH sexual health clinic on 0300 300 3030. iCaSH clinics are still open but by appointment only. Don’t worry, anything we send you is delivered in discrete packaging by Royal Mail. Get more information or support: n To get free condoms by post visit tht.org.uk search for “free condoms” n For free chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing tht.org.uk search for “chlamydia” n For contraception and other STI testing icash.nhs.uk/suffolk or call 0300 300 3030. n For short videos on how to use a condom, consent and other sexual health advice - youngandfree.org.uk n HIV and sexual health – tht.org.uk
CONSENT: When things start to get back to normal we understand that you might want to hook up with someone. Please remember that it’s important to make sure you have got clear consent, an enthusiastic yes. Check out our video on consent at youngandfree.org.uk
Thanks very much and we’ll see you at some point in the future. Stay safe.
