Where can you get sexual health services in Hastings and Prince Edward counties?
- Your primary health care provider
- Your college health services
- Your secondary school public health nurse (if your school offers a public health clinic)
- A walk-in or virtual care clinic
- Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
- Getakit.ca – online assessment and mail-out system for home-based HIV self-tests and other STI testing services (for those 17+)
- An emergency department (If you are experiencing symptoms and are unable to access any other options)
Sexual Health Services available at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
- Quick test Services clinics for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing only.
- Appointment-based services.
- Emergency Contraception.
- Free condoms. Pick up condoms during regular office hours or call in advance for lube, dental dams, female condoms, latex-free condoms or larger sized condoms.
GetaKit
GetaKit program is offered for people in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. HIV self-test kits are available for people aged 18 and over. Testing for sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis is available for people aged 17 years and older. For sexually transmitted infection testing, a requisition can be mailed directly to you to take to your local lab.
Complete the online assessment and register today with GetaKit.ca
Quick Test Clinics for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
Quick Test Clinics offer self-testing for people without symptoms who want to check for chlamydia and gonorrhea only.
If you have been named a contact of a sexually transmitted infection, please call for an appointment to access testing and treatment at the same time.
If you are experiencing symptoms such as burning when you pee or discharge, the Quick Test Clinic may not be for you. There is no health care provider at the clinic who can diagnose you.
What you need to know:
- testing only takes a few minutes but wait time depends on the number of people who are there before you
- Do not urinate (go pee) 1 hour before you come to the Quick Test Clinic
- Throat and rectal swabs are available if you have had oral and/or anal sex.
- bring your health card (if you have one)
Individuals are encouraged to contact their own health care provider for STI testing, though this may not be an option for everyone. Individuals can drop-in during STI Quick Test Clinic hours, and provide a self-collected sample (pee in a cup and/or throat swab and/or rectal swab).
REMEMBER: No News is Good News – we only contact you if you have a positive test
