Sex & Substances

Safe & Sound

Sexual health resources at Imperial and in London

This article was published as part of the launch of the 2024 Felix Sex Survey results.

We know that moment – but you forgot to buy protection and your partner shakes their head as well. Against all advice, you go for it. A few days later you experience pain while peeing, notice lumps and rashes around your genitals or if you have a vagina, unusual bleeding and discharge. You need to get tested. Luckily, you remember that Sexual Health London (SHL) offers free at home testing kits. You get one immediately or get a checkup at your local clinic and find the appropriate treatment, but not before you tell your partner. Sexual health, just as mental or physical health is vital; hence the Union Front Desk gives free condoms to all students. Find more information under Imperial’s “Sexual Health Imperial Service” page. Better yet, bookmark the page. 

SmartSexResources by British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. Credit: British Columbia Centre

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