Sexual Health Services Nottingham & Nottinghamshire provides a range of free and confidential services including free testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV.
There are many different types of STIs and they can affect people differently. Some STIs have symptoms including discomfort and irritation or can make it painful going to the toilet or having sex. Other STIs may have long-term effects on your health, including your ability to have children (infertility), while some STIs have no symptoms at all.
Many individuals will access Sexual Health Services Nottingham & Nottinghamshire because they have concerns that they might be at risk of an STI, not because they have symptoms.
If you are sexually active, a regular sexual health check-up is recommended – especially if you change partners.
Although we encourage individuals to have a full STI screen, there may be instances where you only require a limited screen. This might be a self test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea or a HIV test. Either can be done through attendance at a Sexual Health Services Nottingham & Nottinghamshire clinic
but, alternatively, you can access free online postal testing at sh.uk.
Learn more about common STIs and other infections:
- chlamydia
- gonorrhoea
- herpes
- genital warts
- hepatitis B
- Mpox
- HIV
- pubic lice
- scabies
- syphilis
- trichomoniasis
- molluscum
- bacterial vaginosis
- candida (thrush)
- epididymo-orchitis
- pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Non-specific urethritis (NSU)