Colchester pubgoers offered chlamydia tests when they pop to loo (From Gazette)
"REVELLERS spending a penny in Colchester’s nightspots are being offered free tests for sexually transmitted infections.
Drinkers at the Playhouse pub, in Osborne Street, were greeted in the toilets by NHS staff offering a free check for chlamydia.
The results of the test, estimated to cost about £4 each, are then sent by text.
Those found to have chlamydia, which is symptom-free but can lead to chronic pelvic pain and infertility, can then collect free treatment at a pharmacy.
Jonny Minns, a 26-year-old medical student from Colchester, said he was surprised to be offered a test, but thought it was a good idea."
Drinkers at the Playhouse pub, in Osborne Street, were greeted in the toilets by NHS staff offering a free check for chlamydia.
The results of the test, estimated to cost about £4 each, are then sent by text.
Those found to have chlamydia, which is symptom-free but can lead to chronic pelvic pain and infertility, can then collect free treatment at a pharmacy.
Jonny Minns, a 26-year-old medical student from Colchester, said he was surprised to be offered a test, but thought it was a good idea."
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1 Comments:
It is a good idea that they offer testing, but they must support it with information on prevention, as well as details on other std.
chlamydia
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