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Sexual Health Helpline
-The Sexual Health Helpline provides confidential information and referral from clinicians around contraception, sexually transmissible infections and and unplanned pregnancy.
Targeting at all age groups
Metro - 9227 6178
Country - 1800 198 205
Email - sexhel@shq.org.au

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- If left untreated, Clamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)  in women.
- In men, it can cause pain and swelling in one or both testicles .
- If detected early, chlamydia can be treated with a single dose of antibiotics
- Partners of people with chlamydia also need to be informed, tested and treated as they may be infected

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Chlamydia is common among youth, with 81% of the 82,707 new cases in Australia in 2012 being diagnosed among 15-19 year olds. It is estimated that about 500,000 young Australians have chlamydia right now. From those, 13% of 12 to 15 years old girls tested for sexually infections carried chlamydia. Recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Infection show that there are around 19.7 million new STIs every year in Australia.

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Chlamydia and Syphilis can have long term affects on health and development  if not treated.
Herpes and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are incurable and can impact on health throughout the rest of the individual's life

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STI (Sexually Transmissible Infections) - a range of conditions that are generally transmitted sexually from one person to another

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If youth participate in unsafe sex, they may expose themselves to a range of STIs. STIs are passed from one person to another through sexual contact. According to the AIHW (2011), youth may be at an increased risk of STIs due to a lack of knowledge about these conditions, inconsistency with condom use, and lack of communication and negotiation skills which make using condoms difficult. The prevention of STIs is important to promote the health an individual human development of youth in Australia.