STI Clinics in Ireland (list in first post updated 10/08/2010)

Sparkle21

Jeff_Lebowski wrote:

To be brutally blunt if you don't use protection in this day and age you are a moron.

No matter how nice that person seems there's no way that you can know where they've been or who they've been with.

i must agree with his point. im a very couscious person when im intimate with a person that im going to have a fling with,i ALWAYS USE PROTECTION. that was drilled into me since ive been in primary school. i think it is a massive healthrisk to not use protection and then say afterwards that everything will be ok. theres always that chance that youll get something from the person that your sleeping with! even herpes is transferable by kissing( i call them cankersores). so technically sex is just riddled with diseases. it still doesnt stop me from having sex as long as you use protection. us girls can go even doubly safe by taking the pill against getting pregnant and then also using a condom against disease.theres a lot of ways to practice safe sex ,but i guess people in this country are still ignorant of health issues such as STDs(am not slaggin)just stating a fact thats going around the europe(and i do travel a lot and talk to differnt nationalities and they more or less tell me the same thing) if you drill the safe sex practices into young people at an early age and then every now and then theyll never forget it!!!

LegacyUser

looking for an STI clinic in North Dublin/City Centre
Don't mind paying if it means I don't have to wait. Don't have alot of free time.
Any ideas?

Victor

asdfqwer wrote:

looking for an STI clinic in North Dublin/City Centre
Don't mind paying if it means I don't have to wait. Don't have alot of free time.
Any ideas?

In the first post in this thread there are details for the Mater Hospital and the IFPA. Phone them and check the details. If it doesn't suit, ask them if there is someone else they can recommend.

girl25

hey ppl it was only recently myself i discovered all about how dangerous un safe sex is but ppl have to remember alot places are not free to go get tested and the wait for thr results is awful.

i went 2 weeks ago to the well woman clinic to be tested and basically the nurse told me nothing other than what the tests were for and not discussion about unsafe sex or anything. took the swab, took the blood said all done and we ll contact ya in writing in 3 weeks with the results and on way out the door just said use protection until you get ur results.

I thought these clinics were suppose to help you and chat to youy regarding the tests.

Also it cost me 150 euro to wait 3 weeks its ajoke

Bottle_of_Smoke

girl25 wrote: »

hey ppl it was only recently myself i discovered all about how dangerous un safe sex is but ppl have to remember alot places are not free to go get tested and the wait for thr results is awful.

i went 2 weeks ago to the well woman clinic to be tested and basically the nurse told me nothing other than what the tests were for and not discussion about unsafe sex or anything. took the swab, took the blood said all done and we ll contact ya in writing in 3 weeks with the results and on way out the door just said use protection until you get ur results.

I thought these clinics were suppose to help you and chat to youy regarding the tests.

Also it cost me 150 euro to wait 3 weeks its ajoke

That sucks, I got tested by my GP friday before last & he said 2-3 weeks, only cost me €20 for the swabs, one for chlamidya one for a host of other stuff(was there for something else to begin with) Though I'll pay another €30 to pick up the results, probably.

I've heard St James give you the results within the hour for the non-blood tests & it's free.

girl25

so after me complaining yesterday i actually got my results back a little earlier (got them this morn)and got the all clear from all 8 things you can get which is a very big relief

Bethany

I have to say that listening to people talk about safe sex that you'd think it was rocket science. It boils down to WEAR A CONDOM ALWAYS until you and your faithful partner have both been tested. SIMPLE!
It's a bit rich in this day and age, among this generation, blaming schools, parents and the Catholic church because you are not informed.
If you want to have a promiscous lifestyle there are benefits and risks ; to enjoy the benefits, you must protect against the risks. Recently someone I know had to do contact tracing in a case of gonorrhoea. The female had 17 partners within the previous four weeks, the mind boggles.Do the sums.
Doctors in the area of STDs always say that the biggest causes of STDs are alcohol and pure carelessness.

Bottle_of_Smoke

girl25 wrote: »

so after me complaining yesterday i actually got my results back a little earlier (got them this morn)and got the all clear from all 8 things you can get which is a very big relief

How did you find out? Did they call you or do you call them.

With GP I had to call in. Was quite an annoying wait & of course I bumped into someone i hadn't seen in years! But all clear thankfully

Z?

I have been smoking cannabis recently and I need to go for an STI test. It wouldn't affect the tests would it?

Victor

I doubt it, but you never know.

LegacyUser

There are over 50 STD's right now (up from about 4 or 5 in the 1950s). Over one third of them are absolutely incurable. There are 2 types of std. Bacterial and Viral. Bacterial can be cured with antibiotics. . . . .if we knew you had the std we could cure you. But in many cases these stds have no symptoms: you can't treat a disease you don't know you have! These are not small matters. Some of these bacterial STDs can go undetected for years and cause sterility.

Then there are Viral STD's............more later

Bottle_of_Smoke

Z? wrote: »

I have been smoking cannabis recently and I need to go for an STI test. It wouldn't affect the tests would it?

If it did they'd be asking people. It's a very commonly used drug.... Though eh, if you find out otherwise, Let me know!

If you're worried they might report you then stop. Medical records are completely confidential.

LegacyUser

whats the sti clinic like in Galway. does it take long for results to get back? Is it hard to get an appointment?

skull_candy

glanced through a few pages here, looks like James's is gonna be where I head, but before I do just wondering if anyone knows anything about the new STI clinic in UCD? Prices etc?

LegacyUser

Hi all, just a bit worried and thought i'd try for some advice please.

I recently (haloween) had sex for the first time. I wore a condom, but now (14 days later) I have had a burning/painful feeling when urinating sometimes and noticed some white discharge aswell coming out at the end of peeing. This has only happened 2-3 times and i'm fine the rest of the time I pee, but I am still worried that it is Gonorreah or Chlamydia.

I want to get tested, but I don't want my parents to find out and I am in school everyday and I can't go on Saturaday or Sunday mornings either. I also don't have my own car. So what would be my best course of action. Can the GP not test? And are there any free Clinics in and around Kildare?

Thanks

dudara

A GP can test, but you will have to pay. You should seek medical attention as soon as is possible.

Bottle_of_Smoke

Abitworried wrote: »

Hi all, just a bit worried and thought i'd try for some advice please.

I recently (haloween) had sex for the first time. I wore a condom, but now (14 days later) I have had a burning/painful feeling when urinating sometimes and noticed some white discharge aswell coming out at the end of peeing. This has only happened 2-3 times and i'm fine the rest of the time I pee, but I am still worried that it is Gonorreah or Chlamydia.

I want to get tested, but I don't want my parents to find out and I am in school everyday and I can't go on Saturaday or Sunday mornings either. I also don't have my own car. So what would be my best course of action. Can the GP not test? And are there any free Clinics in and around Kildare?

Thanks

Tell your parents its a urinary tract infection(which it's possible it is given a condom would more than likely protect against chlamydia) I don't think being honest with them is as important as dealing with an infection. Your GP can give you a swab to check anyway. Don't be too worried, if it is chlamydia it's easily cured with anti-biotics.

LegacyUser

Thanks a lot guys. I'll go to the GP and see what happens

lizzyvera

Abitworried wrote: »

Hi all, just a bit worried and thought i'd try for some advice please.

I recently (haloween) had sex for the first time. I wore a condom, but now (14 days later) I have had a burning/painful feeling when urinating sometimes and noticed some white discharge aswell coming out at the end of peeing. This has only happened 2-3 times and i'm fine the rest of the time I pee, but I am still worried that it is Gonorreah or Chlamydia.

I want to get tested, but I don't want my parents to find out and I am in school everyday and I can't go on Saturaday or Sunday mornings either. I also don't have my own car. So what would be my best course of action. Can the GP not test? And are there any free Clinics in and around Kildare?

Thanks

Sounds most like a urinary tract infection which you have to go to the dr for anyway. They're very common and not always caused by sex so no need to be embarrassed. You should pee afterwards and make sure he doesn't bruise you. I think the most common cause is not wiping properly after bowel movements but a lot of girls get them withing 48hrs of sex too.
It can become a serious kidney infection if you don't deal with it quickly.

LegacyUser

Would chlamydia show up in a urine sample? Have a small sharp pain in my right testicle when I pee. Went to doc, took urine sample. Asked all the usual questions, have I had unprotected sex, I said only with my girlfriend of 7 years. He gave me Augmenton. It went after 6 days (about 1 week ago). It came back last night. He said if it comes back to go back to him and he'll organise an STD test. I'm nervous its chlamydia, my girlfriend has showed no symptons. All I have is the small sharp pain when peeing and sometimes during the day but not often. The doc diagnosed it originally as dysuria. Can chlamydia be caught with long time partners? I don't really want to go to James for a test, can any GP do an STD test?

Victor

AnxiousMale wrote: »

can any GP do an STD test?

No, the vast majority are not set up for it. It is better to go to a specialist location for things like this. Some private clinics are mentioned in this thread.

Bottle_of_Smoke

AnxiousMale wrote: »

Would chlamydia show up in a urine sample? Have a small sharp pain in my right testicle when I pee. Went to doc, took urine sample. Asked all the usual questions, have I had unprotected sex, I said only with my girlfriend of 7 years. He gave me Augmenton. It went after 6 days (about 1 week ago). It came back last night. He said if it comes back to go back to him and he'll organise an STD test. I'm nervous its chlamydia, my girlfriend has showed no symptons. All I have is the small sharp pain when peeing and sometimes during the day but not often. The doc diagnosed it originally as dysuria. Can chlamydia be caught with long time partners? I don't really want to go to James for a test, can any GP do an STD test?

I know what you mean about st james, though I've only heard good things about it I wouldn't be up for going. I'd imagine most docs can do an sti test, all they do is take swabs/urine/blood & post it off to a lab. Drumcondra clinic (GPs)do them anyway. Might aswell just ring your doctor's office, or even google him/her.

LegacyUser

Would a GP do STI tests? I really can't get time off work to go to James'. I shouldn't even need tests since I already got them done in January and they were all clear (and I've only been with one partner, with a condom!) but I still have weird symptoms and suspect something may not have been picked up. Basically Im paranoid and just want to be 100% sure. I live in South Dublin.

empirix

Dr.Freedman - Ranelagh, specialist in this area and does appointment only

dudara

^^ This doctor's name keeps coming up time and time again. He seems to come highly recommended.

qwertyphobia

I would not recmend Dr Freedman and I know very few people who work in the sector who would.

Dr Shay Keating has a clinic in Harolds cross area
Dr Liouse Pomeroy has a clinic in the IFSC
The Jervis st clinic appear to have a full sti screening service as well

LegacyUser

Hi was just wondering if there was somewhere which would provide me with a hiv test that would be quick getting the results back like in a day or 2??

Dont really mind the fee considering that it will give me piece of mind.Thanks

LegacyUser

Why would Dr Freedman not be recommended?
I am trying to pursuade my bf to get STD tested. I've had a load of gynocological problems over the last year or so, and I want to just be sure that we are both clean (I was tested right before we started going out). He is not keen on going to James or being seen by a female doc, so I was hoping he could get in to see a male GP...

Also I was wondering if GPs could test for certain STDs? I will be going next week as yet again I have infection symptoms........ I will ask to be tested for BV, vaginitis etc, but I'd also like to be tested for bacterial STDs like trichomonas (sp?) I have been tested multiple times for chlamydia and twice for gonohrrea and they were negative, but I'd like to just make sure I def don't have anything else.

LegacyUser

This is possibly a silly question, but if I think I may have some form of infection down there, not necessarily anything sex related, where is the best place to go and get checked up? I dont particularly want to go to my normal gp's surgery.

Im reading through the thread now, but its kind of information overload.

dudara

Go to another GP then. Or alternatively, if you are still a student at college, you can avail of your college medical services.