Clinics in Perth
Better2Know will help you get tested quickly, and discreetly. Our laboratories use the latest analytical methods to test your sample and to ensure you get accurate results fast. In addition to the actual tests, we also offer advice and further appointments for aftercare and treatments.
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STI and HIV Testing in Perth
The combined total of Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, and Chlamydia infections in Western Australia has risen steadily in recent years to almost 15,500 across the state. You can test for these three STIs just 14 days after any incident that you are concerned about with our Peace of Mind Screen.
Perth is one of the areas worst affected. If you have had a new sexual partner since your last STI test, it is important to get tested. The only way to know if you have an STI is to get tested. Most people with an STI do not have any symptoms. Especially in the first few weeks and months following an infection. To look after your sexual health, and that of any current or future partners it is important to have a sexual health screen. Infections can be tested for individually or combined with others as part of a more conclusive STI screen.
What happens at my STI test in Perth?
At your private STD Test appointment in Perth, your samples will be collected swiftly and discreetly by an experienced clinician, or phlebotomist (someone who has been medically trained to take a blood sample). Once your blood, swab, and/ or urine sample has been collected, it will be sent to our certified Australian laboratory for testing and analysis.
You will receive your results within five working days of your sample’s arrival at our central laboratory, depending on the test or screen you select. Most test results will be available in just a couple of days. Results are reported online to your secure patient login area of our website, so you can check them whenever you want. We will also let you know when they are all ready.
If you do test positive, we are here to help. Our Perth doctor will help you to understand your test results and to access any treatment that you need.
Which STIs can I be tested for in Perth?
Better2Know can help you to get tested for:
HIV
Chlamydia
Gonorrhoea
Herpes
Syphilis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HPV
Genital Warts
Mycoplasama
Ureaplasma
Trichomonas
What is the difference between an STI and an STD?
Most people think that an infection is something easy to get and easy to treat. This refers to most of the sexually transmitted infections that we test for. An STI is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, and STD is a Sexually Transmitted Disease. The two terms mean the same thing, STI is the newer acronym as people prefer to have an infection than a disease.
Perth 24-hour sexual health hotline
To arrange your appointment in Perth online, select Get Started and follow the instructions. If you would like to book your test or screen over the phone, please call our expert Patient Services team today.
How It Works
HIV Testing in Perth
Better2Know's HIV Test looks for the early markers of HIV: the p-24 antigen. This starts to appear in your body around 10 to 12 days after infection. HIV can be detected with 99.8% accuracy 28 days after infection. Our HIV test also looks for the HIV 1 and HIV antibodies which start to be detectable just after the p-24 antigen. This means that our HIV test is the best test available from 28 days to detect both recent and older HIV infections.