How the Test Works

We send you a test kit out in the post. Our packaging is very neutral, so no one will know what it is. For men, the test is a urine sample. For women it is a swab test, because for women a swab test provides more reliable results than a urine test. 

Once you’ve taken the sample, you send it back to our laboratory in a pre-paid envelope that we include in with the kit. (This doesn’t cost anything extra. It is included in the price of the test.) 

We will contact you within 2-3 days of your sample reaching the lab with your results. 

The test will pick up genital chlamydia and genital gonorrhea, but it won’t identify either infection in your anus or your throat. If you are worried about that, speak to a doctor. It is best to wait until two weeks after you think you might have been exposed to either infection to do the test. 

If you do the test before two weeks have passed, it will probably be too soon for the test to pick up any sign of infection. The test doesn’t check for other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We do sell an extended STI test kit though, so you might want to consider that option.

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About Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmitted infection. It is also very easy to treat with antibiotics. Unfortunately, there are very few chlamydia symptoms. In fact, sometimes it is completely symptomless. This means that people can have chlamydia without realising it. 

Chlamydia can cause serious health issues if it is left untreated. It can lead to infertility and (in women) Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. For this reason, if there is a chance that you might have contracted chlamydia, it is better to do a quick test to check. 

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About Gonorrhea

Like chlamydia, gonorrhea is common and easy to treat with an antibiotic injection. Also like chlamydia, gonorrhea often doesn’t have many symptoms. For men the most common symptom is pain during urination and, sometimes, a discharge from the tip of the penis. 

Women may find it even more difficult to notice the symptoms, but they can also experience pain when urinating and a vaginal discharge. If gonorrhea is left untreated it can lead to serious complications with the reproductive system, including (in women) Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.

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