Over the course of the next few weeks, some of you lucky so and so’s will be prepping to leave for University. Uni is an exciting time, laden with napping, 9p noodles and watching Jezza Kyle in bed at 2pm on a Tuesday afternoon. Oh, and the odd lecture thrown in for good measure. Taking the first steps into the rest of your life can be overwhelming, scary but ultimately incredibly exciting!
Starting University will bring many exciting prospects. You’ll meet new mates, have new experiences and if you are living away from home for the first time, become a fully independent person (ish). If you are single and ready to mingle, you’ll find a lot of your peers are in the same boat. A combination of exciting new prospects mixed with several £1 Jagerbombs will almost inevitably lead to some rumble and tumble between the sheets.
Vast quantities of cheap shots being thrust at you during Freshers week can cloud your inhibition and result in forgetting protection during any sexual encounters you may have. Ensuring that you are stocked up on condoms is a vital precaution. During Freshers Week, find a sexual health stall that will be handing out free condoms in abundance. Make sure to don your finest cargo pants and shove the condoms into the endless pockets. Depending on how lucky you are they could last a week or a year, but they will always come in handy.
If you do find yourself concerned after a drunken encounter, the best case scenario is that you get off scot-free and can (hopefully) learn from your mistakes, move on and aptly protect yourself in the future. The worst case scenario is that you end up with an STD. This isn’t the end of the world, but it is always best to catch it early so you can receive the right treatment and be prevented from spreading anything further.
To avoid the embarrassment of having to go to the STD clinic, the Walk-in Clinic in London provides a fast, reliable and completely anonymous testing system.
Some advice from Chappie to you chaps, you’ll be sharing plenty of highs and lows with your potential new mates, try not to share STI’s as well.
Now, go forth and multiply (but only if you’re studying maths).