STI Testival - Get test results within 15 minutes!
On Thursday 22nd July, THT’s ‘Fastest’ clinic at THT, West Street, will be open from 10.00am – 9.00pm, offering free, confidential testing to local people.
Young people aged 18-25 are particularly encouraged to attend, as currently 1 in 14 currently have undiagnosed chlamydia.
At the ‘Fastest’ service, testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea involves taking a urine sample which is then posted off to the lab, with results available within a week. THT will direct those who test positive to a local treatment centre, who will provide treatment for the infection.
The clinic also uses a finger-prick blood test to check for HIV, with the results provided within fifteen minutes. Those who attend the clinic will be given information and advice before and after the test, and anyone who tests HIV positive will be fast tracked into a treatment centre.
THT clinics and workers also offer information on STIs and safer sex, as well as giving out free condoms.
Those who are unable to attend the ‘STI Testival’ are encouraged to attend one of THT’s two regular Fastest clinics in Bristol. Sessions take place at the charity’s centre on West Street every Monday from 5.00pm – 7.30pm. In South Gloucestershire, sessions take place at The Park Centre, Kingswood every Wednesday from 4.30pm – 6.30pm. Both clinics are free and anonymous.
