Sexual health myths are still spreading just as fast as the infections they help people ignore. Here is the truth behind five of the most uncommon ones we hear. 🚫 Myth 1: You cannot get an STI from oral sex. False. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and syphilis can all be transmitted through oral sex. The risk is real and widely underestimated. 🚫 Myth 2: Only certain types of people get STIs. False. STIs affect people of all ages, genders, orientations, and relationship types. There is no demographic that is immune. Anyone who is sexually active can be affected. 🚫 Myth 3: You cannot get an STI if you are on birth control. False. Birth control prevents pregnancy. It offers zero protection against STI transmission. These are two completely separate things. 🚫 Myth 4: Once you have been treated for an STI you are immune to getting it again. False. You can be reinfected with the same STI multiple times. No immunity is developed after treatment for bacterial STIs like chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis. 🚫 Myth 5: You cannot get an STI in a monogamous relationship. False. STIs can be present from before the relationship began. Without both partners testing at the start, monogamy alone does not guarantee STI-free status. 💙 If you are a young adult or know someone who needs to hear this, save this post and send it to them. Night Watch Aldie offers confidential STI testing with same day results. Walk in anytime. No appointment needed. No judgment. Ever. 📍 Aldie / Stone Ridge 42010 Village Center Plaza, Ste 100, Aldie, VA 📞 (703) 775-4999 Open late. Open weekends. #SexualHealthMyths #STIAwareness #Aldie #LoudounCounty #SexualHealth - @urgentcarealdie