August 2026 Blog

Hello butterflies!
My name is Benő, a medical student from Hungary and I’ve been working at Imago for half a year now. As someone who will work in the medical field as a doctor and has always been very passionate about trans acceptance and LGBTQIA+ rights, Imago turned out to be the perfect workplace for me, and has given me so much since I’ve been part of the team.
I believe sexual health is one of the most important topics possibly, because it will affect most of us at some point in our lives. I have given many sex ed classes in high schools throughout my country, and I would love to give some lectures to the members of Imago as well later on in the future.
Unfortunately as a medical student in Hungary, we don’t learn anything about people and patients who aren’t cisgender; and I would like to challenge and change that.

This month for our blog, I would like to discuss a few important things about sexual health. Most of us who have sex ed in school only learn about cis straight people’s sexual health, and I think that’s wrong and not enough knowledge. I could write long-long lines about this topic, but for now I have two main messages I would love to share with you; contraception and testing.
For contraception I feel like it is really important to discuss that simply taking hormones does not guarantee a 100% contraception. For example in people whom were assigned female at birth and take testosterone, ovarian functions are not always one hundred percent suppressed, so the use of some form of contraception might be advised such as IUD’s for instance. If you are having sex which has reproductive potential, it is worth discussing contraception options and risks with your doctor.
An other really important topic in my opinion is testing for STIs. These diseases are much more common in our population, and can affect anyone regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds; it is very important not go be prejudiced against people whom have suffered from STIs. In most European countries people can get tested anonymously for HIV and syphilis from a simple blood draw, but for thorough testing for gonorrhoea and chlamydia for instance, samples have to be taken from the mouth, anus, cervix and urethra. If you wouldn’t want to go to an STI centre, home testing kits are also available for sale. Testing is usually adviced every 3 months for people who have multiple sexual partners. So go and get tested everyone! :)
Hope you liked this little insight on sexual health.
I wish all of you the best, and if you would like to attend a sex ed workshop in the future by us, please let us know! :)

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