IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) we are currently only providing urgent sexual health care. To access our urgent service please telephone 0191 5699966. Phone lines are open between 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. You will be assessed by a sexual health nurse. If you are advised to attend by one of our nurses, please where possible, attend alone.
Our normal clinic timetable is not currently operating. Please ring 0191 5699966 with any queries.
If you are aged 16+ and live in Sunderland, and have no symptoms but would like a test for sexually transmitted infections, you can access on-line testing at:
https://www.sunderlandsexualhealth.nhs.uk/services/chlamydia-testing.
Read some of our Frequently Asked Questions and their answers #InTheKnow
- Can I take an STI test when I'm on my period?
- Can I take an STI test when I'm pregnant?
- What happens if I have an infection?
- Who will see my results?
- How accurate/reliable are the results?
- Do you test for BV (Bacterial Vaginosis)?
- How will I receive my STI test results?
- Who will deliver my test kit?
- When should I just go straight to the clinic?
- What if I don't want to be tested for all four STIs?
- Do I have to do the blood test?
- Can I request to be forgotten?
- Will my results be shared with anyone else?
- If I have an STI will I have to go to a sexual health clinic?
- What is the relationship between SH:24 and the NHS?
- What if I lose my mobile phone before I get my results?
- Do you test for Hepatitis B and/or Hepatitis C?
- What is a discordant result?
- What should I do if my test kit does not arrive?
- What if I don't have a smart phone?
- Should I let my previous partners know if I have an STI?
- What testing platforms do SH:24 use?
- Can I find out more about HIV testing?
- How secure is the SH:24 website?
- Why do you need these samples?
- Is SH:24 compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation?
- What if I am transgender or transexual - which gender should I choose?