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STI
Consultation & Treatments At Pharmacy2U
Convenient &
confidential consultations are available with our GMC-registered
GPs, who will review your details and if appropriate provide
prescription treatments for STIs. Home testing kits are also
available, provided by our partner accredited pathology lab.
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Sexually
transmitted infections, also known as STIs, can be passed from
one person to another during sex. They are usually transmitted
during sexual activity when a condom is not worn. However,
penetrative sexual intercourse is not the only way to catch or
pass on an STI – any form of genital contact can be enough.
Some of the most
common STIs can be symptom-free for both men and women - as a
result, you may not be aware that you have caught an infection.
However, the STI can be harmful and passed on to sexual partners
if protection is not used. For example, chlamydia can cause
infertility, but 70-80% of women don’t experience any symptoms.
For this reason, if you are sexually active with multiple
partners, you should be tested regularly for common STIs –
especially if you have unprotected sex. If you test positive,
the most common STIs such can usually be treated with a simple
course of antibiotics.
The most common
STIs are:
Other sexually
transmitted infections include Syphilis, HIV, and Trichomoniasis.
What are the
treatments for STIs?
Most STIs can be
treated, and treatment is most effective when started as soon as
possible. For this reason, if you suspect that you have an STI,
either contact your GP, a local sexual health clinic or begin a
confidential consultation with the Pharmacy2U online doctor.
If an STI is not
treated, the infection is very unlikely to go away by itself,
and can develop to cause other health problems, such as pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID) in women, and a painful infection in
the testicles in men, both of which can lead to fertility
problems.
Testing for STIs
If you think you
may have an STI, it’s very important to carry out a test to make
sure, so that you can quickly obtain the correct treatment and
advice. You may be reluctant to go for a test because you will
expect it to be embarrassing; however there are specialist
clinics all over the UK that can offer tests and advice without
judging your sexual behaviour.
Pharmacy2U offer
fully confidential laboratory urine tests for STIs. Our test
service is provided by The Doctor Laboratory (TDL), which is a
medically-led laboratory, established in 1987. It is the largest
independent provider of clinical laboratory diagnostic services
in the UK, widely used by GPs to process health tests. The test
is fully diagnostic, in other words, no other information is
needed to be certain that you have or have not got an STI. You
should consider taking a test if you are sexually active and
have had unprotected sex with anyone other than a regular
partner who you are certain is unlikely to have an STI.
To have a confidential and convenient situational STI
consultation with our UK registered GP click
here
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