What happens at a sexual health clinic?
• Some clinics are walk-in, others may book appointments. Ring first to find out. • When you attend a clinic, you will be asked for your name, date of birth and contact details and you will be registered as a patient. These details are confidential and will not be passed on to your GP unless you request it. • The clinic nurse will ask the reason why you’ve attended the clinic. • You will be asked for a sexual history which will include questions such as when you last had sex, who it was with, whether you used condoms, whether you have had an STI before, if you are on any medication. • You will be offered routine tests for gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis and chlamydia. HIV and syphilis are tested using blood samples. Gonorrhoea and chlamydia are done with either swab or urine tests.
