{"id":13789,"date":"2023-02-09T14:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/?page_id=13789"},"modified":"2024-05-28T15:44:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:44:08","slug":"sti-testing-and-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/sexualreprohealth\/sexuallytransmittedinfectionssti\/sti-testing-and-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"STI Testing and Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Testing and assessment of STIs and related conditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most STIs can be tested for in a general practice setting, and GP Order Comms \/ ICE provides testing arrays for standard screens and high-risk patients. <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Sexual-Health-NAAT-Nucleic-Acid-Amplification-Tests-July-2019-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAAT testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea<\/a> is now standard and brings self-testing options too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to start:<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-Testing-and-assessment-2023-1024x570.png\" alt=\"STI Testing and assessment 2023\" class=\"wp-image-16845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-Testing-and-assessment-2023-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-Testing-and-assessment-2023-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-Testing-and-assessment-2023-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-Testing-and-assessment-2023-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-Testing-and-assessment-2023-1520x846.png 1520w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-Testing-and-assessment-2023.png 1683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"media-credit\">NHS Lothian<\/span> flowchart copyright NHS Lothian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STIs Testing:<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-and-HIV-testing-for-STI-1024x535.png\" alt=\"STI and HIV testing for STI\" class=\"wp-image-16865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-and-HIV-testing-for-STI-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-and-HIV-testing-for-STI-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-and-HIV-testing-for-STI-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-and-HIV-testing-for-STI-1536x802.png 1536w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-and-HIV-testing-for-STI-1520x794.png 1520w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/STI-and-HIV-testing-for-STI.png 1683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"media-credit\">NHS Lothian<\/span> flowchart copyright NHS Lothian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>C.M &amp; S.W 20-11-23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Referral Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Testing-for-STIs-2023-1024x535.png\" alt=\"Testing for STIs\" class=\"wp-image-16856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Testing-for-STIs-2023-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Testing-for-STIs-2023-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Testing-for-STIs-2023-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Testing-for-STIs-2023-1536x803.png 1536w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Testing-for-STIs-2023-1520x795.png 1520w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Testing-for-STIs-2023.png 1683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\">NHS Lothian<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Primary Care Management<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Resources and Links<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testing and assessment of STIs and related conditions Most STIs can be tested for in a general practice setting, and GP Order Comms \/ ICE provides testing arrays for standard screens and high-risk patients. NAAT testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea is now standard and brings self-testing options too. Where to start: STIs Testing: C.M &amp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":4424,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[882],"class_list":["post-13789","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-https-apps-nhslothian-scot-refhelp-sti-testing-and-assessment"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"heatherlevy","author_link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/author\/heatherlevy\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/category\/sexualreprohealth\/sexuallytransmittedinfections-sti\/https-apps-nhslothian-scot-refhelp-sti-testing-and-assessment\/\" rel=\"tag\">STI Testing and Assessment<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Testing and assessment of STIs and related conditions Most STIs can be tested for in a general practice setting, and GP Order Comms \/ ICE provides testing arrays for standard screens and high-risk patients. 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