STI signs and symptoms

Some intimate health symptoms indicate a sexually transmitted infection (STI), while some STI symptoms are similar to conditions such as thrush (which is not always transmitted during sex). Chlamydia is an STI that often doesn’t cause symptoms but can affect fertility if it is left untreated.

Anyone who has symptoms such as blisters or sore spots around the genitals, yellow/green vaginal discharge, bleeding between periods and/or after sex, pain during sex or lower abdominal pain should be referred to the pharmacist.

If customers are concerned that they might have an STI, they should be referred to the pharmacist or signposted to a sexual health clinic or genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic for further advice.