The STI Clinic supports STIQ Day, which falls on 14th January. STIQ Day was set up a few years ago to encourage people to get tested for sexually transmitted infections so that they know their status and get treatment if they test positive for anything. STIs like Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea will respond to antibiotics (although gonorrhoea is gaining some resistance), so the sooner you know, the sooner you can be treated and be in the clear.

Certain viruses cannot be cured – such as HIV – but they do respond to treatment. The earlier that HIV treatment is initiated, the better the clinical outcome; this is why we encourage regular testing for high risk groups.

We are offering everyone a 5% discount today on any test. Just enter STIQ in the promotional code field and the discount will calculate.

Even if you do not get tested through us, do yourself a favour and get tested somewhere. Not all STIs have symptoms so you could be infected and not even know it.