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STD test at my GP's?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
The last time I had sex was about 2 weeks ago and the condom split and didn't realise! Just lately my penis has been really itchy and from doing a Google search I see that Chlamydia can cause itching so I wondered about going down to see my GP and getting a test there, or will I have to go to a GUM clinic?

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    G.U.M. clinic would be far better than your G.P.

    At the clinic they can test you for a wide range of infections, some results in an hour or so. The medication is free and usually on site and you'll get a fistful of condoms for free too if you ask for them. Should you wish, you can also be tested for H.I.V. and do any tests annonymously.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thank you RubberSkin. I see my local hospital have a clinic there so I guess I might as well visit that place and get a whole selection done, better safe than sorry, if that actually makes sense?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Oh I forgot to ask, from what I read on the NHS site the test is done with either a urine test or a swab... what is this thing I have heard time & time again about an umbrella like object being inserted down the penis?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's an urban myth :) They may well take a swab from your urethra (the tube in your cock where the wee and come comes from) but it's like a long cotton bud. A bit uncomfortable, but not painful.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    you can get a piss test for chlamydia amongst a couple of other things these days, go to GP get a pot, piss in it, take it back, they send it off and then give you the thumbs up or thumbs down.

    better than whipping your cock out for a stranger, unless thats your thing.

    if you want full testing probably the GUM is your best bet, but if its owt like round here its a nightmare to make a appointment, you have to ring between certain times to go on certain days.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    not sure about chlamydia, but a friend of mine had the check and definitely did have something inserted up his penis, but i think that was an all encompassing check

    i think a sexual health clinic is a far better option, not least because they are specialist doctors in that field and are used to dealing with it. personally i've known my GP for about 15 years and i couldn't even think about asking him to shove something up my japs eye.
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