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If you are worried that you might have a STI, you may be able to get a free STI testing kit sent to your home.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are any kind of bacterial or viral infection that can be passed on through unprotected sexual contact. They can have a number of signs and symptoms, however some STIs have no symptoms, and if left untreated they can lead to infertility.
If you are worried that you might have a STI, you may be able to get a free STI test kit sent to your home. If you have symptoms, you should get in touch with your local sexual health service or GP as soon as possible.
STIs often don’t develop immediately after unprotected sex, some take two weeks or sometimes six weeks to show up on tests. Waiting two weeks after unprotected sex to take the test will provide a more accurate result. For HIV testing, you need to wait six weeks.
Not all STIs have symptoms
If you’ve had unprotected sex, especially if it’s with a new partner, you should have an STI test even if you don’t have any symptoms.You may also need to consider emergency contraception (you will need to seek help within 5 days of unprotected sex).
More about emergency contraceptionMore about different types of STIs
Select the region of the UK you live in from the list below to see which providers are available in your area. Make sure to check the provider website for the most up-to-date information on the type of test offered and age criteria. If you’d prefer to speak to a nurse or doctor, you can visit a Brook service, local sexual health service (GUM clinic), young people’s service or your GP.
North East EnglandNorth West EnglandEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast of EnglandLondon and Greater LondonSouth East EnglandSouth West EnglandWalesScotlandNorthern Ireland
What if there isn’t a free STI test option for my area?
If you can’t order a test online for free, or you’d prefer to speak to a nurse or doctor, you can visit a Brook service, local sexual health service, young people’s service or your GP. Find your local sexual health serviceAnother option is to use a paid-for test-at-home service like Fettle
Is any of our information about STI home test kits incorrect or out of date? Please let us know by emailing website@brook.org.uk.
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Who can order a test? Ages 16+What can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis.
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Who can order a test? Ages 18-24What can I test for? Chlamydia and gonorrhoea
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Who can order a test? All agesWhat can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea.
Who can order a test? 16+What can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis
Who can order a test? 16-24What can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis
Who can order a test? All agesWhat can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis
Who can order a test? 16+What can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea
Who can order a test? 16+What can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis
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Who can order a test? 16-19What can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea
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Who can order a test? 16-24What can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea
Who can order a test? All agesWhat can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis
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Who can order a test? 16-24What can I test for? Chlamydia
Who can order a test? 15-24What can I test for? Chlamydia, gonorrhoea
Who can order a test? 16-24What can I test for? chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis
Who can order a test? 16-24What can I test for? chlamydia
Who can order a test? 16+What can I test for? chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis.
Who can order a test? 16+What can I test for? chlamydia, gonorrhoea
Who can order a test? 16-24What can I test for? chlamydia, gonorrhoea
Who can order a test? 16+What can I test for? chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis
Provider: Sexual Health London
Age range: 16+Tests for: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis
Visit Sexual Health London website
Provider: Freetest.me
Age range: 16-24Tests for: chlamydia
Visit Freetest.me website
Provider: Greenwich Sexual Health
Visit Greenwich Sexual Health website
Provider: SH:24
Visit SH:24 website
Provider: Brighton Sexual Health
Visit Brighton Sexual Health website
Provider: Terrence Higgins Trust
Age range: 15-24Tests for: chlamydia
Visit Terrence Higgins Trust website
Provider: East Sussex Sexual Health
Visit East Sussex Sexual Health website
Provider: Let’s Talk About It
Age range: 15+Tests for: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis, Hepatitis B and C
Visit Let’s Talk About It website
Age range: 15+Tests for: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis
Provider: SH.UK
Visit SH.UK website
Provider: iCaSH
Visit iCaSH website
Provider: Sexyak Health Oxfordshire
Age range: 18+Tests for: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis
Visit Sexual Health Oxfordshire website
Provider: Safe Sex Berkshire
Visit Safe Sex Berkshire website
Provider: Healthy Surrey
Order full STI kit from Healthy Surrey
Age range: under 25Tests for: chlamydia, gonorrhoea
Order chlamydia and gonorrhoea test from Healthy SurreyNote: scroll down the page to fill in the order form
Provider: Sexual Health West Sussex
Visit Sexual Health West Sussex website
Age range: 16+Tests for: chlamydia
Provider: Unity Sexual Health
Visit Unity Sexual Health website
Provider: Sexual Health Cornwall
Visit Sexual Health Cornwall website
Provider: Sexual Health Wales
Age Range: 16+Tests for: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis
Visit Sexual Health Wales website
Provider: HIV Self Test Scotland
Age Range: all agesTests for: HIV
Visit HIV Self Test Scotland website
Provider: SH:24 (Belfast only)
Most STIs can be easily treated with antibiotics.
If you test positive, you should contact your local clinic, they will encourage you to talk to your recent partners so they can be tested as well. The clinic will help you find the best way to talk to other people if you need to, and can even contact them for you through ‘partner notification’ without even mentioning your name.
Most antibiotics are safe to use with hormonal contraception (like the pill, patch, injection or implant) but talk to the person prescribing the treatment to make sure.
Tell the nurse or doctor if you are pregnant or think you may be, or if you are breastfeeding. This will affect the type of antibiotic you are given.
Side effects of antibiotics are usually very mild but may include stomach ache, diarrhoea, feeling sick and thrush.
Don’t pass it on!
You should also avoid having sex until you have been given the all-clear, to prevent you being re-infected or passing the infection on.
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