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If you have had sex without using a condom with someone who has an infection, you could get an infection, even if your partner has no symptoms. Don’t wait for symptoms to appear.

If you think you’ve been at risk, ask for a check-up at your GP’s or at an NHS sexual health clinic, often called an STD (sexually transmitted disease), or GUM (genito-urinary medicine) clinic.

NHS sexual health (GUM) clinics offer free checks and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. Some offer women-only sessions. The service is strictly confidential.

You can go to any NHS sexual health (GUM) clinic, anywhere in the country. You don’t have to use a local one and you don’t have to be sent by your GP. (Sexual health clinics which are not run by the NHS do not always offer the full range of services you can get at NHS sexual health clinics.) You will not be tested for HIV without your consent.