Sexual health: advice for university students | The Student Room

Did you know that only 34% of students use condoms? Or that people between the ages of 16 and 25 make up the highest proportion of newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections?

At The Student Room, we see a lot of questions about sexual health and relationships on our forums, so we asked the experts at Brook and Sexpression: UK to share their advice on everything from contraception to STIs and testing.

Jump to:

0:00 Intro
1:04 Do students typically practise safe sex?
1:42 What contraception methods are available?
2:07 Contraceptive advice for LGBTQ+ students
2:32 Where can I get contraception from?
2:46 Is the pull-out method safe?
3:07 What are the most common STIs?
3:20 What symptoms should I look out for?
3:47 Why is it important to get tested?
5:05 How often should I get tested?
5:18 What if I feel nervous about getting tested?
5:39 What will happen when I get a test?
5:49 Where can I get tested?
6:56 Who are Sexpression: UK?
7:30 Who are Brook?

The Student Room is the UK's largest student community giving help, advice and support about everything from studying for GCSEs and A-levels to applying to uni.