STIs

[ewyuckmen]

No AIBU, here for traffic.

Can I get a full screen done at the Gp surgery or do I have to go to the clinic at the hospital?

Anyone know?

You'll need to go to a sexual health clinic. Although their funding is being cut, it's not as easy as it was.

Fucks sake.
Okay then, I’ll have to find their number and make an appointment.
Thank you

I always go to a gum clinic, I don’t know if GPs can do it, but I have normally been able to get walk ins at the gum clinic instead of booking a specific appointment. Gum clinica can also do instant HIV testing.

Walk in is no good to me, I have 3 kids in different schools, no car and I can’t bring myself to ask anyone for a lift.
So I need a specific appointment time.

That’s good about the HIV although doesn’t HIV have an incubation time of a few months?
I’m sure I heard that?

Re: HIV the instant part of the test refers to you getting the results more or less instantly but yes, if you had had sex that day and contracted HIV the test wouldn't pick it up. Think it's 3 months before you would get a definitive negative result from an instant test.

3 months ewyuckmen

You can test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV at home with a free test through the post. They text you your results, and can guide you towards treatment should you need it. Just Google which services are available to you

3 months, looks like I’ll be making two trips then.

I have already applied for the free hiv test, I don’t meet criteria.
I’ll try the others later

You can make an appointment, usually.
The staff at my local centre are lovely. Much better experience than I’ve ever had at gps.

Also, OP, google specific HIV charity testing. I found a place that was running a clinic near to me, you can walk in and results are there and then, free, for anyone.

I always go to the sexual health clinic for anything to do with my fanny, because they’re so much more experienced, often have gynaecologists to hand, and are far more matter of fact than the GP as well as being confidential.

I’ll just go and suffer the clinic at the hospital, I’ll phone them tomorrow.

It’s still free right?
Or do we have to pay now?

The NHS is free at point of use.

Okay, thank you everyone x

However, if you think you’re at risk of HIV taking PEP within 72 hours can prevent infection.

You can order a free kit here, send off the samples and get the results by text. What a time to be alive!

sh24.org.uk

You can order a free kit here, send off the samples and get the results by text. What a time to be alive!

That is only available in 17 specific areas. Just folks aren’t surprised if they can’t get it.

The can refer you into the paid site if you don’t qualify but it’s pricey.

I work in sexual health. You can order an at home test for a wide range of STIs from most pharmacies (Boots online or from Amazon). It isn’t free, but it’s not prohibitive for most people either. Depends how much you need to avoid the clinic.

You can also order HIV home tests. The window period for HIV tests is generally considered to be 4-6 weeks. The advice now would not be to wait 3 months. This is the same for at home tests or the ones the clinic does.

I assume there's a reason you want to test? When my ex contacted me to say he had chlamydia I went to my GP and was tested for that and a load of other things.

Some clinics do walk-in sessions but also offer appointments. I used to go to one that I could book an appointment as I gave them my details but you could remain anonymous and just use the walk-in sessions. It would be worth phoning up and enquiring.

Yeah it does depend on your GP. Some do have better sexual health services than others so if they're more convenient give them a try. My local STI clinic only takes next day bookings which is quite handy because at least you'll be seen within 24 hours sort of thing

Yeah, I think my H may have seen prostitutes.
Feel quite sick about the whole thing.
On the phone on hold to the clinic now.

Oh OP I am sorry x

I believe the terence higgins trust may be a good point of information

Not eligible for any of the free tests.

I have another thread going and I’ll just repeat pretty much what I said on there.

The clinic was a waste of time.

I was on hold for an extremely long time, when I finally got through they wanted me to go to walk in clinic but I explained I needed an actual appointment as I have three kids in three different schools and no car and can’t wait for hours.

She offered me an appointment with an advisor! Not a screen as I don’t have any symptoms

I said I need a screen as I think my husband has been sleeping with prostitutes and probably given me all sorts. An advisor is no good to me.

She offered me Saturday which is no good to me either as H works weekends and I can’t take the kids with me.
She didn’t listen at all and repeated Saturday.

So, I’m just feeling really fed up and in a fuck it all sort of mood.

I probably won’t get tested.

I’m done having kids so infertility doesn’t bother me, you got to die of something.
At least if I die of AIDS or Syphilis I’ll know for sure my feeling was correct and he indeed a filthy slime ball.