YOUR HEALTHSexual Health Testing
STI Testing
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common and spread through unprotected sex. If you are sexually active, you should get tested for STIs when you have a new partner.
If you test positive for an STI, you will need to let your partner(s) know. A Public Health Nurse will discuss this with you.
List of Testable STIs
CK Public Health offers free sexual health testing at our Sexual Health Clinic.
Urine Tests:
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhea
- Trichomoniasis
Blood Tests:
- HIV
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Syphilis
HIV Testing
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) spreads through blood or other body fluids. You can get HIV from:
- Having unprotected sex
- Sharing drug equipment (needles, spoons, filters, pipes, snorting devices, cookers, etc.)
- Getting a tattoo or piercing with unclean needles
- Breast milk
The only way to know if you have HIV is to get tested.
CK Public Health offers HIV testing, counselling or education, and referrals to health services.
Standard HIV Antibody Blood Test
A standard HIV antibody blood test involves the following:
- A nurse takes a tube of blood from your vein
- The sample goes to a Public Health Lab
- Results take five business days
Cervical Screening
The cervical screening test checks for types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that can sometimes cause cervical cancer. It also checks for cell changes in the cervix caused by these types of HPV.
The Ontario Cervical Screening Program recommends that most eligible people get screened every 5 years. Get screened if you:
- Are at least 25 years old
- Are a woman, Two-Spirit person, transmasculine person or nonbinary person with a cervix
- Have ever had sexual contact with another person
- Do not have symptoms, like different bleeding or discharge (clear or yellow fluid) from the vagina (genital opening), and
- Are due for cervical screening according to the Ontario Cervical Screening Program’s recommendations
