Frequently Asked Questions

Chlamydia is serious - it often has not symptoms yet can lead to future health problems, and is the leading cause of infertility. Please read our about chlamydia page.

Currently free postal testing is available for many areas round the UK. Simply enter your age and postcode on the right to find our if you're eligable for a free test!

We're often brining new areas on-baord, so check the site again in a few weeks if you can't get a test now.

If you find you're positive, don't panic - chlamydia is quick and easy to treat. If you have a positive results from one of our tests, free treatment will be arranged via your local screening service.

If you need to contact your local screening service, please find them via www.chlamydiascreening.nhs.uk.

Don't worry, just drop us an email and let us knowyour tests 'PX' or 'SK' number (this will be on the email or text message you received), your full name and date of birth and wewill get back to you as soon as we can with your access key. You will then be able to view your results online.

We dispatch most test kits within 24 hours and by Royal Mail 1st Class post, so your test kit should arrive withina day or two. If your test has not arrived within a week or so, it may have been lost in the post (out of the 1000s oftests we deal with, this does happen now and again). If your test was free, simply return to the homepage andrequest a new Chlamydia test. Otherwise, pleasesend us an email and let us know it's not arrived(please include your full name and post code, and if you have it your tests PX, TM or SK code).

Our lab is quick to complete diagnostic testing and results are usually issued within 2-3 days of receiptof sample. Your sample may have been delayed or even lost in the post (of the 1000s of tests we deal with, thisdoes happen occasionally). If you've not heard anything within a week or so since posting, it's possibleyour sample was lost in the post. If your test was free, simply return to the homepage andrequest a new Chlamydia test. Otherwise, pleasesend us an email and let us know you've not had results(please include your full name and post code, and if you have it your tests PX, TM or SK code).

If you beleive you may be at risk, it's advised you wait 2 weeks after potential exposure before providing a sample for testing.You can request a test and complete it later, or complete a test now and take another in a couple of weeks to be safe.