Transmission and symptoms
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infectious diseases that are transmitted through sexual contact. Many sexually transmitted infections are initially asymptomatic and those affected do not notice anything, but can still infect others.
A consultation and a test can clarify whether you may have been infected.
The Stuttgart public health department offers anonymous and free tests for the following sexually transmitted infections (STIs):
- HIV
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhea (gonorrhea)
- Syphilis (Lues)
- Hepatitis, possibly also vaccination (if you do not have health insurance)
- and other diseases (depending on risk and symptoms)
Condoms are still the best protection against sexually transmitted infections. Condoms protect against HIV and reduce the risk of infection with sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Symptoms of sexually transmitted infections
Mpox (monkeypox)
HIV/STI counseling and testing: Appointments
The Stuttgart public health department offers a combined HIV antibody-antigen screening test, which requires an interval of six weeks from the last risk contact. HIV tests are anonymous and free of charge at all health authorities in Baden-Württemberg. Only in exceptional cases, including visa applications, are the tests carried out by name and then at a charge.
Please remember that an HIV test should only be carried out 6 weeks after the last risk contact (last unprotected sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse with a broken condom) in order to obtain a reliable result. We will discuss further tests for other sexually transmitted infections during the consultation. Please also bring your vaccination certificate, if available, to the test.
Further information can be found in the following document:
Trustworthy advice
The STI advice center at the public health department is open to all residents. We provide information on protection against sexually transmitted infections, safer sex, possible routes of infection, specialist practices in Stuttgart, medical and psychosocial issues relating to sexual health.
Our team consists of doctors, medical assistants and social workers. All employees are bound to confidentiality and data protection, also towards other authorities and organizations. Cooperation partners are AIDS-Hilfe, Evangelische Gesellschaft (EVA), Malteser Medizin für Menschen ohne Krankenversicherung and Caritas.
Workshops on prevention
As part of its prevention work, the HIV/STI Counseling Center team offers workshops on the topic of sexual health at (vocational) schools, training centers, universities, for residential groups and other interested institutions as well as (youth) groups and the like.
In addition to imparting knowledge about
- Pregnancy prevention,
- HIV/STIs,
also to encourage reflection on
- Sexuality and partnership
- Partnership and values
- Setting and maintaining boundaries,
- media use.
Through reflection and the development of a personal attitude, we want to empower people to deal with sexuality in a self-determined, responsible and respectful way.
Individual agreements on desired topics for workshops and prevention events are of course possible. Please feel free to send us an e-mail or give us a call. You can reach us on 0711 216-59448 or 0711 216-81385.
