What should you do after having unprotected sex?

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It’s happened to most of us at least once. A condom breaks, it turns out the girl forgot to take her pill, or you got carried away and had sex even though you didn’t have any condoms. These things happen, but the aftermath can be anxiety-inducing for a number of reasons.  A World Health Organisation report from May 2024 said that sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis and syphilis in particular are on the rise. For example, the number of new syphilis cases among adults aged 15 to 49 increased from 7.1 million in 2020 to 8 million in 2022. The report suggested that a lack of screening was largely to blame. What are the other main types of STIs then? What about the risk of unwanted pregnancy? What’s the best way to protect myself? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠What is auto-brewery syndrome?⁠ ⁠What are five foods that make us happy?⁠ ⁠What is the Queer movement?⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 22/6/2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices