Clinics in Melbourne

STI and HIV Testing in Melbourne

STI diagnoses for infections like Syphilis and Gonorrhoea have risen sharply in Melbourne in recent years. Rates of Syphilis in the city have reached a 60-year high, whilst cases of Gonorrhoea in Melbourne are over 40 times higher than they were 25 years ago. These are worrying statistics and if you have any concerns about Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, or any other sexually transmitted infection, you should get an STI test with Better2Know.

Better2Know can help you to get tested for:

• HIV

• Chlamydia

• Gonorrhoea

• Syphilis

• Herpes

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C

• Mycoplasma

• Ureaplasma

• Trichomonas

Each STI can be tested for individually or combined with others as part of a more conclusive screen. All our screens have been designed by a panel of medical experts, so you get the peace of mind you need regarding your sexual health.

Where can I get tested?

Better2Know has over 100 locations across Melbourne where you can get tested. Including STI testing in Collins Street and Swanston Street, as well as at Port Melbourne.

Better2Know has many private sexual health clinics and STI testing centres across Melbourne, including the suburbs of Carlton, Richmond, Footscray, Albert Park, Windsor, and many more.

What happens at my Melbourne STI Test?

Your confidential appointment in Melbourne will be with a discreet and friendly qualified clinician, or phlebotomist (someone who is medically trained to take blood). They will take your samples and send them to our accredited, Australian laboratory. Using the latest analytical techniques, your samples will be tested quickly and accurately. Your results are sent to your Better2Know medical team who will review them and report them online in your secure patient area. Results usually take a couple of days, depending on the tests you choose this may be up to five working days from when your sample is received in the laboratory. You can check your results online at any time.

A trained sexual health advisor will then contact you as soon as all your results become available. If you do test positive, we will then arrange a doctor's consultation or referral for you if you would like.

What is the difference between an STI and an STD?

There is no difference other than the end letter. An STI is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, and STD is a Sexually Transmitted Disease. Infection is used to encourage people to get tested and treated as it is less scary than having a disease.

Melbourne 24-hour sexual health hotline

To arrange your confidential appointment online, simply select the Get Started button and follow the instructions. If you would like to book a test in Melbourne over the phone, call our welcoming and discreet Patient Services team today on the number at the top of the page.