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STI symptoms are often vague or absent. Recognise the signs in men and women, see which complaint fits which STI, and know when a check is sensible.
An STI check fits well with trying to conceive. Some STIs can affect fertility or a pregnancy. Learn which test makes se...
Home test, sampling location, GGD or GP? Where you can do an anonymous STI test, compared on privacy, cost and speed.
From a few days to weeks: how soon STI symptoms appear differs per STI. See the timeline and when a test becomes reliabl...
Gonorrhoea causes symptoms more often in men than in women, but only a test tells you for sure. We calmly lay out the di...
Early HIV symptoms resemble a mild flu and are nearly the same in men and women. Why symptoms prove nothing and a test d...
Syphilis is almost always well treatable with penicillin. We explain how treatment works, what the stage has to do with...
Most STIs give no complaints. Read why an STI without symptoms is so common and why testing on how you feel is unreliabl...
For men who have sex with men, HIV, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea belong in a complete check. Learn why throat and...
An HIV lab test is reliable from six weeks, a self-test after twelve weeks. How the window period works and when to get...
Clarity now without waiting for an appointment? How to do an STI test without an appointment, as reliable as the GP.
Changed discharge, itching or belly pain: STI symptoms in women are subtle and often absent. Recognise the signs and kno...
Syphilis symptoms differ per stage and often begin with a painless sore. We show what to look for and why a test is some...