WHAT IF I AM UNDER 16?
No matter what your age is – if you have been sexually active you are still entitled to have a Chlamydia test. We would advise that you attend a clinic that is specially designed for a younger age group, or your GP if you feel comfortable.
If you are worried, talk to a parent, teacher or friend and ask them to go with you if it would help.
It is especially important to know that you should not feel any pressure to have sex, or to have sex with somebody that you don’t want to – or at a time that isn’t right.
Need someone to talk to?
Brook is a specially designed service for young people where experienced nurses can chat with you about all of these issues. Brook is very popular with young men and women and new faces are always welcome.
Birkenhead Brook contact: 0151 670 0177
Link here to download the 'It's your Call
Leaflet'
WHAT DO I DO IF I AM OVER 25? - AM I TO OLD FOR
SCREENING?
The screening programme is for men and women aged 24 and under as more Chlamydia is found in this age group. If you are aged 25 or over and are worried or have changed your sexual partner you can still be tested. Your local Family Planning Clinic
for own registered GP practice can test you fro Chlamydia, irrespective of age.
The Wirral Sexual Health Service is also available for not only Chlamydia testing, but testing for all other sexually transmitted infections too.
| Day |
Hours |
Location |
| Monday |
9am -
11am |
GUM Department
2nd Floor, Arrowe Park
Hospital (next door to
the hairdressers) |
| Tuesday |
5.30pm - 7.30pm |
NHS Walk-In Centre
Victoria Central
Hospital, Mill Lane,
Wallasey |
| Wednesday |
12.00 - 3.00pm |
Drop in Nurse Led, 2nd Floor APH |
| 5.30pm - 7.30pm |
Claughton Medical
Centre, Park Road
North (opposite the
Sixth Form College),
Claughton, Birkenhead |
|
| Thursday |
2pm - 4pm |
GUM Department
2nd Floor, Arrowe Park
Hospital (next door to
the hairdressers) |
| Saturday |
10am -
12pm |
GUM Department
2nd Floor, Arrowe Park
Hospital (next door to
the hairdressers) |
Unfortunately, only the screening programme age group can request postal tests, so these are restricted to men and women aged 24 and under
WHERE CAN I GET A TEST?
If you would like to be tested you can request one of our free home testing kits
using our online request form found here...
Or alternatively you can visit any of the Sexual Health clinics
listed here...
We are pleased to announce that Chlamydia postal test kits are now available for collection from 20 pharmacies across Wirral.
For a full list please link here.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SAMPLE?
Once we have your sample we send it to the laboratory where it is tested on a machine that is specifically programmed to look for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea.
The results are automatically printed and sent back to a central office. The team will then contact you with the results.