Condoms, STDs and STIs

So you're feeling a bit frisky and you might take the opportunity to have some brief encounters of the holiday kind! You'll surely get the opportunity to have some fun in the sun - and why not, we ask?! As long as you're careful, that is, because we all know having unprotected sex with multiple partners leads to sexually transmitted diseases. AIDS, hepatitis B, herpes, genital warts and countless other diseases are all transmitted through unprotected sex. It's just not worth the risk.

Condoms are the only way to protect against STDs, so make sure you always have some on you, just in case. Stock up before you go, because the quality of Condoms can vary from one country to the next. If you forget and you have to buy them abroad, make sure they carry a CE mark on the pack.

• The pill and time zones
• What if you forget the Pill on holiday or you're ill?
• The morning after pill, emergency contraception
• Always use condoms
• Periods on holiday
• Holiday checklist
• Quiz on contraception and holiday protection
• The Pill
• Emergency contraception, morning after pill
• Condoms
• Missing periods
• Tampons
• Feminine wipes
• Urinary infections
• Fungal infections
• STIs and STDs
• Gynaecologist's advice on safe sex abroad