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  1. I would just like to make it clear to everyone watching this that actually there is a 3 month incubation period with STI's such as HIV in which it may not be visible within the system so "rushing down the gum clinic" as it was phrased wouldn't necessarily show you a completely true result until 3 months after the incident by which you may have contracted HIV.”

    Posted by Rachel on 1st Apr at 12:40AM (flag as inappropriate)

  2. my ex cheated on me with a guy who had aids. i only found this out after i'd been on and slept with a couple of new guys. as soon as i found out i was petrified and went to the gum clinic, everything was fine then, but it scared me so much”

    Posted by Gem on 31st Mar at 9:07PM (flag as inappropriate)

I went home and then he text me and said he was HIV positive and to be honest it shook my world and turned it upside down for a second. ”

Ricki, 26

Sex facts

  • Only the male or female condom can prevent the transmission of most STIs during sex.
  • 31% of UK adults don’t use a condom because they trust that their partner doesn’t have an STI.
  • In 2007 the Health Protection Agency reported an increase of 400,000 new cases in the number of STIs compared to the previous year

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