Chlamydia Test
Chlamydia (kla-mid-ee-a) is the most common STI with 1-in-12 young people infected!
You won't know if you (or one of your partners) have Chlamydia, because it often has no symptoms
- yet can lead to serious health problems and is the leading
cause of infertility.
The good news? - It's free and easy to get a Chlamydia test...
If you're between the ages of 16 and 24 testing may be free in your area. It's best to get a Chlamydia test every 12 months (or every time you change partner).
As Chlamydia testing, free condoms are also available, check out CondomCard.org for free condoms.
Why are the tests free?
With 1-in-12 infected, the NHS is testing as many under 25 year olds as possible.
Who pays for the test?
Where available your local NHS or our supporters cover the cost of a Chlamydia test.
How does it work?
The Chlamydia test requires urine or a swab to be returned to our lab, see about the test.
Because Chlamydia is so common it's worth talking about, it's recommended that under 25s who are sexually active should get a Chlamydia test once a year, or when they change partner.
Chlamydia often doesn't show any symptoms, so you may not even know if you have it, yet if it's left untreated it can lead to serious health problems such as infertility!
If you have a Chlamydia test and find you're positive, don't worry - it can be easily treated with a free course of antibiotics, and quick treatment will prevent long term health problems.
To take the Chlamydia test you don't need to be examined, just give a quick urine or vaginal swab sample.
With our postal Chlamydia test kits, this can be done privately in the comfort of your own home, avoiding embarrassing visits to your doctor.
The Chlamydia test looks for the presence of the bacteria Chlamydia Trachomatis in either a urine or vaginal swab sample.
You can choose how you would like to be notified of the result, for example by SMS text message.
Confidential treatment is free on the NHS.
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection amongst under 25s!
Of all those tested in England, around 1 in 12 find they are positive!
Many of those who have it wouldn't even know, because most of the time Chlamydia shows no symptoms.
Yet left untreated it can lead to serious health problems which are a common cause of infertility.
Three in four women and half of men infected show no symptoms!
If there are any symptoms, they could include:
Symptoms in women:
- Increased vaginal discharge.
- Pain during sex.
- Bleeding after sex.
Symptoms in men:
- Discharge from the penis.
- Pain/burning sensation urinating.
- Painful swelling of the testicles.
How do you get it?
- Penetrative sex (where the penis enters the vagina or anus).
- Oral sex (from mouth to the genitals).
- Mother to baby during birth.
- Occasionally by touching the eyes after touching the genitals.
FreeTestMe: We offer free clamidia and gonorrhea home diagnosis STD testing around the UK. Simply enter you details to request a free self taken chlamydia test.
We're providing free professional clamydia STI home test kits and chlamidia diagnosis screening services around the country, which are much less embarrasing and more
convenient that visiting your local gum clinic, GP or sexual health clinics and clamelle.
You can currenty get free NHS chlamydia testing postal kits in many areas, however
Free postal chlmidia home test kits area currenly not available in these areas: Kingston, Bromley, Greenwich, Barnet, North East Lincolnshire, Hillingdon, Enfield, Barking and Dagenham, City and Hackney, Newham, Haringey, Blackburn With Darwen, Herefordshire, Hartlepool, North Tees, Bassetlaw, Salford, Stockport, Luton, Hammersmith and Fulham, Rotherham, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan, Blackpool, Bolton, Ealing, Warrington, Knowsley, Oldham, Calderdale, Darlington, Barnsley, Bury, Camden, Islington, Croydon, Middlesbrough, Medway, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Wandsworth, Tameside and Glossop, Shropshire County, Richmond and Twickenham, Sutton and Merton, Coventry, Telford and Wrekin, Wolverhampton City, Kirklees, Doncaster, Derbyshire County, Derby City, Nottinghamshire County, Lincolnshire, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, County Durham, Cumbria, North Lancashire, East Lancashire, Wirral, Liverpool, Halton and St Helens, Western Cheshire, Central and Eastern Cheshire, Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, Trafford, Manchester, Bedfordshire, East and North Hertfordshire, West Hertfordshire, West Kent, Leicestershire County and Rutland, Leicester City, Northamptonshire, Dudley, Sandwell, North Staffordshire, Stoke On Trent, South Staffordshire, Peterborough, Suffolk, Eastern and Coastal Kent, Buckinghamshire, Bournemouth and Poole, Redcar and Cleveland, Unknown Area, Scotland, Wales, Bexley Care Trust, Northern Ireland
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