Sexual Health

🏥 All sexual health treatment in the UK is completely FREE and ANONYMOUS

You don't need a GP, you don't need to register, you don't need a passport. Anyone in the UK — including asylum seekers, refugees, undocumented people — has the right to free and anonymous STI and HIV testing and treatment, and access to contraception. It's the law.

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Order a home test — London

shl.uk — free test kit by post. Results in 3-4 days.

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Order a home test — rest of England

sh.uk — free testing across England.

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Find your nearest Sexual Health clinic

You can walk in without an appointment. Interpreter available free of charge.

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🧪 STI Testing

You can order a free STI test (gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C) to your home for free:

Go to shl.uk (London) or sh.uk (rest of England)
The test kit will arrive by post
Collect the sample yourself and drop it in the nearest postbox
Results by email/SMS within 3-4 working days
If anything is positive — you'll be invited for free treatment

No documents are required. You can give any name — it's anonymous.

⚠️ What to do after unprotected sex?

Go to a sexual health clinic without an appointment within 24 hours to get:

Emergency contraception (morning-after pill)
PEP — post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (must be started within 72 hours)

As a last resort — go to A&E (emergency department).

💊 HIV

Testing: free and anonymous. Rapid test — results in 15 minutes at any sexual health clinic.

💊 PrEP — HIV prevention:

PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a pill that protects against HIV by 99%. Available for free through a GP or sexual health clinic. Ask your doctor.

Treatment:

HIV treatment in the UK is free for EVERYONE — including undocumented people, asylum seekers. This is a separate category under NHS law.

Important facts:

AIDS is the last stage of HIV infection. Most HIV-positive people on treatment do not have AIDS.
When on treatment, HIV is not transmissible through sex.

🔒 Confidentiality:

The Home Office does NOT receive information about your sexual health. It is confidential.
Your employer will NOT find out about your HIV status.
You CANNOT be refused treatment because of your immigration status.

🤰 Reproductive Health

Contraception: free through a GP or sexual health clinic. All types available — pills, coil, implants, condoms.

Pregnancy: all maternity medical services are free through the NHS, regardless of immigration status.

Egg freezing: available in the UK. Some clinics offer reduced costs through egg sharing. May be useful for women aged 30-35 who have to delay having children due to immigration.

📞 Where to Get Help

Sexual Health Line: 0300 123 7123
NHS 111 — if you don't know where to go, call 111
Find your nearest clinic →
You can walk in without an appointment
An interpreter is available free of charge — ask at reception

💬 "Walk into any Sexual Health Clinic, give any name you like, they'll test you and give you medication. They won't ask for documents."

🧪 STI Testing

💊 HIV

🤰 Reproductive Health

📞 Where to Get Help

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