Sexual health & STI testing

Evidence: PHAC / NAC-STBBI 2026 · sources last checked 2026-08-31

Sexual health & STI testing

Straightforward, private answers — whether you want to get tested, have symptoms, got a result, think you were exposed, or want to prevent an infection. Nothing here is stored, and there’s nothing to sign up for.

I want to get testedWhere to start, what's involved, and “is it too early to test?”I have symptomsSomething doesn't feel right — what it might be and what to do now.I got a resultMaking sense of a positive or negative result, and the next step.I was exposedA partner tested positive, or the condom broke. PEP, PrEP and doxy-PEP.I want to prevent thisCondoms, vaccines, PrEP, doxy-PEP and regular testing.

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