Myths & Facts

 I can't have more than one sexually transmitted disease (STD) at a time.  

A person can be infected with more than one STD. A person with an untreated STD may also be 6-10 times more likely to pass on or acquire HIV during sex. Risk for infection increases 10 to 300-fold in the presence of a genital ulcer, such as occurs in syphilis or genital herpes.

Help & Support

If you are worried or concerned about any aspect of HIV, you are not alone. There is help and support available to you.

If you are looking for HIV information, support or need some advice, take a look at some of the services, support groups and help lines featured on this section of the site.

They have been divided into groups so click on whichever menu is appropriate for you.

While we have no control over the content of external sites we have mentioned here, all of them are reputable organisations with regularly updated information.