Rates of chlamydia have almost doubled in the last 10 years....The number of gonorrhea cases diagnosed in Ottawa has more than doubled since 2000....Gonorrhea is 50% more common in males than in females....More females than males are diagnosed with chlamydia....If you get chlamydia once, you can get it again....More than 1 in every 100 15 to 19 year-old gets chlamydia in a given year....20 to 24 year-olds are most at risk of getting gonorrhea....You need to know how to prevent STIs....Always use condoms during sex....Proper cleaning of sex toys is necessary to avoid transmission of STIs....Get tested once a year and before you have sex with a new partner....Get tested if you think you may have an STI....Get tested if you are you sexually active....Inform your partner if you test positive for an STI....Drugs and alcohol affect your decision making behaviour....Testing is faster and easier than ever before....Chlamydia is the most common bacterial STI in Ottawa....If not treated, chlamydia can cause serious complications in men and women....You can get chlamydia from unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex....You can pass on an STI without even knowing you are infected....Most people with an STI do not experience any symptoms....Testing is the only way you will know if you have chlamydia....Chlamydia is easily treated with antibiotics....Gonorrhea is the second most common bacterial STI in Ottawa....If not treated, gonorrhea can cause serious complications in men and women....You can get gonorrhea from unprotected vaginal, oral or anal sex....Testing is the only way you will know if you have gonorrhea....Gonorrhea is easily treated with antibiotics....There is no cure for HIV/AIDS....A latex barrier offers protection during oral sex....Using 2 condoms at once can cause friction and lead to condom tear....Oral sex risks: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, HIV/AIDS....Sexual Health Centre is located at 179 Clarence St in Ottawa....Affordable contraception at the Sexual Health Centre....Emergency contraception at the Sexual Health Centre....Free condoms at the Sexual Health Centre....Free treatment for some STIs at the Sexual Health Centre....HIV testing at the Sexual Health Centre....Pregnancy testing at the Sexual Health Centre....Free testing for STIs at the Sexual Health Centre - Please note that we will be closed on April 22nd and 25th for the Easter Holiday....AIDS & Sexual Health info line 613-563-2437 or 1-800-267-7432.