STI testing and treatment
- Local areas have different arrangements for STI testing, and this is changing rapidly
- Many areas offer free online STI testing (e.g. Sexual Health London)
- Register online
- Receive a discrete STI testing pack in the post
- Do urine tests, swab tests and/or blood tests at home
- Post the samples to the lab
- Receive results by text
- Walk-in clinic sessions may be unavailable to reduce the risk of spreading Coronavirus, but advice and support is still available
- Contact your family doctor or sexual health clinic by phone or online
- A clinic appointment will be arranged for anyone who needs to be seen
- It is important not to travel to a GP surgery, clinic or hospital unless you are asked to
Possible exposure to HIV
- If you have been exposed to HIV in the last 72 hours, you may be able to reduce the risk of infection by taking medicine called post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
- PEP should be taken as early as possible, ideally in the first 24 hours
- Contact a sexual health clinic by phone or online to discuss what to do
- PEP is not normally available from family doctors
- Accident and Emergency departments normally provide PEP, but telephone first to check
- A clinic appointment will be arranged for anyone who needs to be seen
- It is important not to travel to a GP surgery, clinic or hospital unless you are asked to
More information: British Association of Sexual Health and HIV; Terrence Higgins Trust
