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Earl’s Court Health and Wellbeing Centre
Most sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are easy to diagnose and treat, but if you ignore them they can lead to serious health problems. We offer HIV testing, contraception clinics and sexual health screening and treatment.
STIs and HIV don’t always have symptoms, so if you have been at risk it is best to have a sexual health check-up so that you can get treatment if necessary.
We offer testing for STIs and HIV – if you decide to test for HIV you will be offered a blood sample test or a rapid test. Our rapid finger-prick test looks for antibodies to HIV. Your body makes antibodies to try to fight off HIV a few weeks after infection. As they can take up to three months to show in your blood, you might be asked to come back for a follow-up test three months from when you last had sex.
If the test finds antibodies to HIV in your blood, we will be able to tell straight away. If this happens we call it a ‘reactive’ test result. If there are no antibodies to HIV in your blood we call this a ‘negative’ result.
If your result is reactive you will need to have a full blood test to confirm that you are HIV positive. If this happens you will be referred to a sexual health clinic that will confirm your result and give you follow-up care. If you have a reactive result you will be offered support and we will tell you about our other services that are available.
Find out more at: http://www.echwc.nhs.uk/Sexual_Health_Services
To ensure that all our clinical services provide you with a high standard of care and treatment and are safe, they are provided within Terrence Higgins Trust's clinical governance framework.
This means that our staff are trained to undertake their roles, we have clear policies and procedures in place and work within national guidelines and standards. We regularly monitor our services and welcome feedback from our service users.
Your appointment is confidential and you will be asked for a phone number or address where we can contact you. Your results will only be given to you. If we need to refer you on, we’ll only give out your details with your permission.