Could You Have An STI Without Knowing It?

The problem is that an untreated infection can sometimes cause complications.

In women, for example, an untreated infection can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which can damage or scar the fallopian tubes and potentially affect fertility.

Men can also be affected. Chlamydia and gonorrhoea can cause epididymitis, and complications from infection can sometimes affect fertility.

And this is the part I think many people don't realise:

You don't necessarily have to remember having symptoms to have had an STI.

So let me ask:

Have you ever been tested for an STI even when you felt completely fine?

And do you think most people only get tested when they notice symptoms?