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If you are pregnant

› You should be tested for syphilis as early as possible.

› If you have the infection, you can pass it on to your baby before it is born or when giving birth. Untreated syphilis can cause birth defects and stillbirth.

› Treatment for syphilis is safe during pregnancy.

Getting treated

› Syphilis can be cured with antibiotics.

How is Syphilis spread?

› Syphilis is spread when someone with the infection has condomless vaginal, anal and/or oral sex with someone else.

Signs and symptoms

› Sometimes painless, open sores can appear

on or inside the penis, vagina, rectum or mouth.

› Swollen glands in the groin, behind the ears, under the jaw and in the armpits.

› A body rash and/or feeling like you have the flu.

Many people won’t have symptoms at the beginning of an infection, so it’s important to get tested often if you are sexually active.

Talk to your partner(s)

› If you have syphilis, you should tell your sexual partner(s) so that they can be tested and treated.

› If you are uncomfortable telling your partner(s), ask your doctor, nurse or local public health unit for help.

› Talk to your partner(s) about STI and the use of protection, so you can make an informed decision about your sexual health.

For more information, visit:

www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/ diseases/syphilis.html

Who is eligible?

Women and people with a cervix

Aged 50 to 69

Due for cervical cancer screening

Have a valid Alberta Health Care number

Have had sexual contact with another person of any gender, at any time

You should still get screened for cervical cancer even if:

You have had the HPV vaccine.

You feel healthy

You have been through menopause

You have no family history of cervical cancer

You have had sexual contact with only 1 person

You have had the same sexual partner for a long time

You have not had sexual contact in a long time or are no longer sexually active

You are in a same-sex relationship.

Most people will have an HPV infection at some point in their life and never know it. There are usually no symptoms. Most HPV infections don’t cause any problems and are cleared by your body within 2 years. But sometimes, certain HPV types don’t clear on their own and can cause cells on your cervix to become abnormal. These abnormal cells may become cancer cells over time.

Your healthcare provider will collect a sample from you in the same way they did for a Pap test.

Benefits and risks of cervical screening tests

As with any other test, there are both benefits and risks; you might think of these as pros and cons. It’s important to be aware of them before having any test so that you can make an informed decision. While no screening test is 100% accurate, scientific evidence shows that getting screened regularly lowers the risk of dying from cervical cancer.

Primary Care Alberta Screening Programs

1-866-727-3926

Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Visit screeningforlife.ca/cervical for more information.