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Assisted STI testing

Assisted STI testing

Our Sexual Health team runs an STI Testing Service at Birmingham LGBT Centre, 151 Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 6EW. This service is designed for people without symptoms. The service is walk-in (first come, first served) and is available at these times:

Monday: 10am to 5pm

Tuesday: 10am to 5pm

Wednesday: 4.30pm to 5pm

Thursday: 4.30pm to 8pm

Friday: 10am to 8pm

Saturday: 10.30am to 5pm

You will be given the result of the HIV test immediately, the results of the other tests will be texted to your phone around 10 days after the test. The tests are free of charge.

Our clinic is closed on Sundays.

If you’d prefer to make an appointment for a specific date and time, or if you have symptoms of an STI (e.g. rash, discharge, swelling, itching) and require drugs to treat it, then please phone Umbrella Health on 0121 237 5700 to make an appointment at their doctor-and-nurse-led clinic at Whittall Street, Birmingham B4 6DH. You can go to the clinic without an appointment, but you may have to wait to be seen.

Umbrella Health also operate an STI clinic at 65 New Street, Birmingham B2 4DU for people aged under 25. You can make an appointment there by calling 0121 237 5700. You can go to the clinic without an appointment, but you may have to wait to be seen.

Umbrella Health also runs a nurse-led STI clinic at Birmingham LGBT Centre on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9.30am to 4.30pm. You can make an appointment by phoning 0121 237 5700 or you can go to the clinic without an appointment, but you may have to wait to be seen.

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common condition in which the balance of bacteria inside the vagina becomes disrupted.

Chlamydia is a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) caused by bacteria. It is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the UK.

Genital Warts (sometimes called anogenital warts) are a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by human papillomaviruses or HPVs.

Gonorrhoea is a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) caused by bacteria. It is the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the UK.

Hepatitis A is a viral infection which affects the liver. It can be passed on in various ways including sexually from some sex acts.

Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver and is caused by the hepatitis B virus which can be passed on sexually.

Hepatitis C is a viral infection affecting the liver. It has usually been associated with injecting drug use but we now know that it can be passed on sexually, particularly with certain sex practices.

Genital herpes is a common infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It can cause painful blisters on the genitals and the surrounding areas.

Lymphogranuloma venereum, or LGV, is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a bacterium (a type of germ) from the chlamydia family.

NGU is inflammation of the male urethra (water pipe) which can occur due to various causes hence the condition sometimes being called Non-Gonococcal Urethritis (NGU).

PID is the name given to inflammation of female reproductive organs: the womb (or uterus) fallopian tubes, ovaries and surrounding tissues.

Pubic lice are tiny parasitic insects that live on coarse human body hair, such as pubic hair.

Scabies is a common and very itchy skin condition caused by a tiny mite called Sarcoptes Scabiei.

Shigella is an infectious bacterial infection. It is often a cause of food poisoning but can easily be passed on during sex.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a bacteria.

TV is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a protozoon called Trichomonas vaginalis, or ‘TV’. Protozoa are tiny germs similar to bacteria.

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