{"id":1029,"date":"2012-11-06T11:30:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T11:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.better2know.co.uk\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:05:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T12:05:39","slug":"ten-reasons-to-have-an-sti-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/ten-reasons-to-have-an-sti-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten reasons to have an STI test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Getting an STI check-up is a good idea because:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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  1. STIs are at high level (and very high in gay men).<\/li>
  2. STIs increase the risk of passing on HIV.<\/li>
  3. STIs can be more serious for people with HIV.<\/li>
  4. Having lots of sex partners means the risk of getting an STI is even higher.<\/li>
  5. Any sexually active man or woman can catch an STI.<\/li>
  6. The type of sex you are having is risky (e.g. without a condom).<\/li>
  7. You are feeling run down.<\/li>
  8. You may have experienced unusual discharges, rashes, itching and pain during sex or when urinating.<\/li>
  9. STI symptoms are not always obvious and frequently there are no noticeable symptoms.<\/li>
  10. It is important to look after your health and that of your partners.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Better2Know can help you get an appointment quickly with fast results<\/a>.  We do not need your real name, and your results or the fact you came to us will not be shared with anyone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Getting an STI check-up is a good idea because:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[8,20,14,19],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[767,678,774,924,647,637,571,752,725],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1029"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7980,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029\/revisions\/7980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1029"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}