Coventry and Warwickshire sexual health

All our sexual health hubs offer:

• Sexual health advice and guidance

• Express STI testing with no appointment needed

• Fittings for long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) including hormonal and non-hormonal coils and contraceptive implant

• Injectable contraception

• Oral contraception

• Emergency contraception – coils and pills

• Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

• Condoms and lubricant

• PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) HIV prevention medication

• PEP – (Post exposure prophylaxis) emergency HIV prevention medication

• HIV treatment and care

• Partner notification

• Hepatitis B vaccination

• HPV vaccination

• Psychosexual counselling (by GP referral)

Our services also offer the meningococcal B vaccine for protection against gonorrhoea, for men who have sex with men who are considered at higher risk of gonorrhoea infection.

If you think you could be eligible, talk to your clinician at your next routine appointment.
For further information on the vaccine please visit: A guide to the meningococcal B vaccine for protection against gonorrhoea - GOV.UK

Pick up free condoms from venues taking part on our Condoms Now scheme.

If you are aged 16 and over, you can order free emergency contraception pills online and have them delivered to your home.

If you want to pick up the morning-after pill locally you can:

• call 0300 247 0069 to get it from your nearest Sexual Health Hub

• visit a local pharmacy that offers NHS emergency contraception services

• get it from your GP surgery

• buy it from a local chemist or high street pharmacy (prices start at £10)

For confidential sexual health support in Coventry and Warwickshire, book an appointment on 0300 247 0069.

Our sexual health teams understand the needs of young people and we can help and support you with all your sexual health needs.

This includes:

• STI testing

• contraception

• pregnancy testing

• emergency contraception

• condoms and lube

Our online services are not available for people under 16.

If you've been sexually assaulted, we have free and confidential services to support you.

• Blue Sky Centre is a specialist service in Nuneaton, open 24 hours a day. They offer medical, practical and emotional support after assault. Call them on 0800 970 0370

• Rape Crisis have a national freephone support line on 0808 500 2222. They also offer support online

• National Domestic Abuse Helpline, call 0808 2000 247 for free and confidential support, 24 hours a day

• Call 0300 247 0069 to make an emergency appointment at your local sexual health clinic

PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a drug taken by HIV-negative people before and after sex that reduces the risk of getting HIV.

PrEP is available free of charge on the NHS in England. You can get it from your local sexual health clinic.

PEP (Post-exposure prophylaxis) is a medicine that can stop HIV. You need to start taking it within 3 days (72 hours) of being in contact with the virus for it to work properly.

If you're eligible, you can get PEP free on the NHS from your local sexual health clinic or HIV service.

If you want to get PrEP or PEP in Coventry and Warwickshire call 0300 247 0069.

We have specialist HIV clinics at each of our 4 Sexual Health Hub locations to support people living with HIV.

If you have been recently diagnosed with HIV or you would like to transfer your care to one of our services, contact us on 0300 247 0069.

HIV treatment means that most people with HIV will live a healthy life with a normal life expectancy, especially if they’re diagnosed early. After 6 months of successful treatment, a person with HIV cannot pass it on to sexual partners. This is known as ‘undetectable equals untransmittable’ or ‘U=U’.

For further support with HIV

• TB-HIV Support - Coventry Citizens Advice offers practical advice and support on financial matters

• Terrence Higgins Trust in Coventry and Warwickshire can offer advice and support for people living with HIV

For a vasectomy consultation, you can contact the Sexual Health Hub by calling 0300 247 0069. Or you can speak to your GP, who can refer you to our vasectomy service.

Vasectomy, or male sterilisation, is a highly effective, permanent method of contraception. It involves a short, minor operation and does not affect your sex drive or how you have sex.

BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service) provide NHS-funded abortion appointments, advice and support.

BPAS have clinics in:

• Coventry

• Stratford-Upon-Avon

• Nuneaton

For appointments, help with your care, or following up on a referral from your GP, contact us on 0300 247 0069

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