Looking after your sexual health whilst at university is an important aspect of your wellbeing. Regardless of your age, gender or sexual orientation, everyone needs to be aware of how to take care of their sexual health and where to go if you need find advice or testing. Getting tested for sexually transmitted infections STIs or sexually transmitted diseases STDs when you are at university is nothing to be embarrassed about or shy away from.
Regular testing is recommended to everyone, regardless of whether you are student or not if you are sexually active. By getting tested regularly, you can help keep yourself safe. Many STIs can be treated easily, particularly if they are caught in the early stages and before they may progress into an STD.
Regular testing also means you greatly reduce the risk of passing on an STI to someone else. Even if you take precautions when having sex to prevent sexual transmitted infections and diseases by using condoms, it is still recommended to get an STD or STI check if you are sexually active. Sexual Health in Plymouth SHiP provides free and confidential sexual health and contraception services without the need for a referral and is open to everyone. The C SHiP scheme is a confidential service which entitles anyone aged 13—24 living in Plymouth and Devon quick and easy access to regular condoms for free every 12 weeks.
You will need an email address and mobile number. There are a number of condom distribution centres in Plymouth where you can collect your condoms. You can collect your condoms from the SU during the following times:. For more information on the C SHiP scheme and to watch important videos on consent and how to effectively use condoms, prior to signing up, click here. The Zone , located on Union Street, Plymouth, offer free and confidential information and support for all young people aged This includes health and wellbeing, relationships and sexual health support.
The Zone offers you the opportunity speak to one of their trained workers in confidence, as well as get free condoms , STI screening and pregnancy testing. The Zone can also help you to access emergency contraception and other specialist sexual health services. We also run a free sexual health clinics where a specialist sexual health nurse from SHiP offers sexual health advice as well as all forms of contraception , including; pills, injections and implants, treatments for STIs , and emergency contraception.
