STI Test Kits for Women
Convenient STI Test For Women
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We offer two different STI test kits for women, the basic screen and the full STI screen.
The basic STI test kit for women tests for:
- Gonorrhea (vaginal, anal and oral)
- Chlamydia (vaginal, anal and oral)
- HIV
- Syphilis
The full STI kit for women checks for:
- HIV
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Syphilis
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Neisseria gonorrhoea
- Mycoplasma genitalum
- Ureaplasma DNA
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- Gardnerella vaginalis
- Herpes simplex I & II
If you’ve recently received a hepatitis B vaccination, you should wait 8 weeks before taking this test. You may get a false positive result if you take this test sooner.
Using a home test works in the following steps:
- Place an order and get your kit delivered to your door, or collect from a local post office (delivery is free)
- Collect your samples as per the instructions in the kit
- Send your samples to our UK-based, accredited partner laboratory (postage is free)
- Once your results are available, our doctors will review your results
- One of our doctors will contact you, via a secure and confidential message in your patient account, to let you know your results and give you advice and support on what to do next
In some cases, the doctor may need to ask for more information. They may contact you by phone, so make sure your telephone number is up to date in your online account.
Delivery and return postage are included.
About STI test kits for women
How the test works
Once you have placed your order, we will send out your test kit to your preferred address.
The test kit comes with:
- one swab for the vagina
- one oral swab
- one rectal swab
- one finger prick test for a tiny blood sample
You can collect all required samples in the comfort of your home. You will need to provide a tiny blood sample, which will be used to check your blood for evidence of HIV, syphilis and (in the full test kit) hepatitis B and C. The test kit includes a finger prick test, which makes it easy for you to obtain a small blood sample.
The test kit comes with detailed instructions. It is important that you follow the instructions carefully and that you label your samples as outlined in the instructions.
Once you have collected all samples, all you need to do is place them in the envelope provided and post them to the laboratory.
When to test after unprotected sex
- Chlamydia: 2 weeks
- Gonorrhoea: 2 weeks
- Mycoplasma genitalium: 2 weeks
- Trichomonas vaginalis: 2 weeks
- Ureaplasma urelayticum: 2 weeks
- Syphilis: 3-6 weeks, retest at 3 months
- HIV: 45 days, retest at 3 months
- Hepatitis B: 3 months
- Hepatitis C: 3 months
- Herpes Type I & II: 2 weeks for swab test
If you get tested too soon after you’ve potentially been exposed to one of these STIs, you should repeat the test again at a later date to confirm your test results.
Basic Screen
The basic STI screen for women checks for:
Chlamydia
Chlamydia is a bacterial infection, which can be transmitted during anal, oral and vaginal sex. The STI test kit for women checks for anal, oral and vaginal chlamydia. Chlamydia is often symptomless, which means that you could have it without noticing any signs of infection. If you’re diagnosed with chlamydia, you can request treatment through our service and will be prescribed this if our doctors feel this is appropriate for you. Alternatively you can be treated at your local sexual health clinic or GP surgery.
Gonorrhea
Like chlamydia, gonorrhea often doesn’t display symptoms but it can cause complications if left untreated. The basic screen is suitable for detecting gonorrhea in the vagina, rectrum and throat. If you’re diagnosed with gonorrhea our doctors will contact you to let you know the details of your local sexual health clinic where you should attend for treatment.
HIV
HIV is a serious condition, which can be fatal if left untreated. Patients who get diagnosed and treated early can live an almost normal life and have a normal life expectancy. It is important that you get tested if you have had unprotected sex with a partner whose HIV status is unknown. If you’re diagnosed with HIV our doctors will contact you to let you know the details of your local sexual health clinic where you should attend to do a second test to confirm your result.
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease which is currently on the rise. It tends to cause lesions during the first weeks after infection. These lesions are usually painless and they can easily be mistaken for different conditions. If left untreated, syphilis can spread to other organs as well as to the brain. If you believe you may have been exposed to syphilis, you should get tested. If you’re diagnosed with syphilis our doctors will contact you to let you know the details of your local sexual health clinic where you should attend to do a second test to confirm your result.
Full Screen
The full STI screen for women checks for all STIs covered by the basic screen. In addition, it checks for:
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Trichomoniasis
- Ureaplasma
- Mycoplasma
- Gardnerella
- Herpes
If you’re diagnosed with hepatitis B or hepatitis C our doctors will contact you to let you know the details of your local sexual health clinic where you should attend to do a second test to confirm your result.
Dr Simran Deo qualified from St George’s, University of London in medicine in 2006 with a distinction in her written finals. She went on to specialise in general practice, obtaining the MRCGP certification in 2012. In 2014 she received a merit for the Diploma in Dermatology from Cardiff University.
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