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… Protecting against infection Last updated November 1, 2016 HealthLink BC File number 97 Download PDF Document English … information about sexual assault and to learn what support services are available, visit JusticeBC at … assessed as soon as possible after the contact. What will happen at the emergency department? You will be asked to give …
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… Quitting smoking Last updated June 25, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 30c Download PDF Document English … quit smoking. For many people, these include: Improve your health and lower your risk of smoking-caused illness, like … likely experience symptoms of nicotine withdrawal as this happens. Learn what to expect and how you can make it better. …
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… Bacterial vaginosis (BV) Last updated February 1, 2014 HealthLink BC File number 08g Sexually Transmitted … BV? To find out if you have BV, you must be examined by a health care provider. Lab tests of your vaginal fluid may be done. Your health care provider may screen you for BV if you are …
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… Urethritis Last updated February 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 08b Sexually Transmitted … For more information about gonorrhea and chlamydia, see HealthLinkBC File #08a Gonorrhea and HealthLinkBC File #08l … partner(s). It could cause health problems later. If this happens, talk with your health care provider who will help …
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… Cervicitis Last updated March 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 08f Sexually Transmitted … find out if you have cervicitis, you must be examined by a health care provider and have lab tests done. How is it … or may be passed back to you or your partner(s). If this happens, talk with your health care provider who will help …
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… Tick bites and disease Last updated June 1, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 01 Download PDF Document English … get someone else to remove the tick for you or see a health care provider to remove it. Be sure to check for … the tick if it has buried itself deep into your skin. This happens if the tick has been on you for several hours or even …
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… inflammatory disease (PID) Last updated September 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 08c Sexually Transmitted … PID. To find out if you have PID, you must be examined by a health care provider and have lab tests done. How is it … and may cause health problems later on. If that happens, talk with your health care provider to see if you or …
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… Molluscum contagiosum Last updated June 1, 2017 HealthLink BC File number 08i Sexually Transmitted … molluscum infection begins as tiny painless bumps that can appear anywhere on the body from 2 weeks to 6 months after … it can be found throughout the world. How is it treated? In healthy people, the bumps will usually go away on their own …
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… Trichomoniasis Last updated May 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 08p Sexually Transmitted … To find out if you have trichomoniasis, you need to see a health care provider and have lab tests done. Currently, lab … your partner(s) and cause health problems later. If this happens, talk with your health care provider who will help …
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… Vaginal yeast infection Last updated December 1, 2016 HealthLink BC File number 08j Sexually Transmitted … symptoms similar to a vaginal yeast infection. See your health care provider before treating yourself if: you are … vagina. Some treatments require a prescription from your health care provider while others can be bought off the …
