STI Testing

• Nova Scotia expanding STI home testing to include HIV screening

  Nova Scotia Health is expanding its STI home-testing kit program to include HIV screening. It has been offering chlamydia and gonorrhea testing since last summer.

  Health

  May 9, 2025
  
• High positivity rates and asymptomatic: What take-home STI kits reveal in N.S.

  A Dalhousie University pilot project aimed at making STI testing more accessible has reached about 50 patients since its launch in August. 

  Health

  Nov 14, 2024
  
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• New project brings HIV, hep C and syphilis testing to pharmacies in N.S.

  It's estimated that about 10 per cent of people with HIV don't know they have it. Meanwhile, 40 per cent of those with hep C are unaware.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2022
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• ‘We’ve had people at our door in tears’: COVID-19 adds barriers to sexual health resources

  The COVID-19 pandemic has increased barriers to sexual health resources, experts say, with many clinics either reducing their hours and services or closing their doors altogether.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 24, 2021
• STI cases drop amid coronavirus. Experts say behaviours changed, but so has testing

  Experts believe the drop likely reflects a decrease in testing, but they agree there's no magic answer to the decline overall.

  Health

  Jun 25, 2020
• Alberta syphillis rate 11 times higher than in 2014

  So far this year, the number of syphilis cases reported in Alberta sits at 1,753.

  Health

  Dec 10, 2019
• Guelph to host HIV Testing Day on Thursday

  ARCH is hosting the event out of the Guelph Community Health Centre on Wyndham Street in downtown Guelph.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2019
• University of Saskatchewan attempts record-breaking STI testing

  The University of Saskatchewan is aiming to test more than 1,000 people for chlamydia and gonorrhea in a single day.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2017
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• Can you have an STI and a safe pregnancy?

  Both mother and baby are at risk of serious complications, but with proper and early intervention, they can be controlled.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 20, 2017
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• Everything Canadians need to know about STI testing and sexual health

  Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis. The list goes on when it comes to sexually transmitted infections, and if you’re having unprotected sex, you ought to get tested.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 17, 2017