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SINGAPORE
SEXUAL
HEALTH™
    Sexual health, Singapore (SG)
HIV SEXUAL HEALTH TESTING SINGAPORE™
Within 3 days after unprotected sex, stop HIV infection with Post-Exposure Prophylaxis treatment 10 days after unprotected sex, detect HIV infection with the DNA test 28 days after unprotected sex, accurately detect HIV infection with the 20 minute rapid test
Full & comprehensive sexually transmitted disease testing
Males: do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving
Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating

Sexual health, Singapore (SG) | HIV SEXUAL HEALTH TESTING SINGAPORE™

Summary

Sexual health, Singapore (SG) | HIV SEXUAL HEALTH TESTING SINGAPORE™ @singaporesexualhealth_com: Sexual health, Singapore. Private and confidential service. Definitions, references, and latest news.

Description

Sexual Health classification and terminology
  • Sexually transmitted disease (STD) - refers only to infections that are causing symptoms.
  • Sexually transmitted infection (STI) - refers to infection with any germ that can cause an STD, even if the infected person has no symptoms.
  • Venereal disease (VD) - term used before the 1990s.
  • Genitourinary medicine (GUM) is an expanding specialty which is primarily related to the treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
  • Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled.
Venereal | Genitourinary | Urogenital | Genital | Sexual | Sex

References

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SHIM CLINIC
168 Bedok South Avenue 3 #01-473
Singapore 460168
Tel: (+65) 6446 7446
Fax: (+65) 6449 7446
24hr Answering Tel: (+65) 6333 5550
Web: Sexual health, Singapore (SG) 		Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 3 pm, 7 pm to 11 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 7 pm to 11 pm
Public Holidays: Closed
Last registration: one hour before closing time.
Walk-in clinic. Appointments not required.
Bring NRIC, Work Pass or Passport for registration.

Sexual risk (of HIV/STD/pregnancy), and what you can do before and after exposure.

Timeline Event / Available resources
HIV STD Pregnancy
Before exposure
Abstain from sex, Be faithful, or Condom use
Circumcision (males only)
 Contraception
(females only)
HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) STD vaccine:
- Hepatitis vaccine
- HPV vaccine
STD / HIV exposure
Unsafe sex / unprotected sex:
No condom / Condom broke / Condom slip
0-72 hours HIV prevention
HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) treatment
- Stop HIV infection after exposure.		 STD testing
If STD symptoms appear, then do STD treatment.
- Males: Do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving.
- Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating. 		Emergency contraception
(females only)
2 weeks HIV DNA PCR test
1 month 20 minute SD Bioline HIV Ag/Ab Combo HIV rapid test:
- Fingerprick blood sampling.
3 months 20 minute OraQuick® HIV rapid test:
- Oral saliva or
- Fingerprick blood sampling.
 Full & comprehensive STD testing
- Males: Do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving.
- Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating.

References

Latest News

Africa: HIV/Aids Resource Adds Data From More Than 100 Countries
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:56:29 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs
[State Department]Washington -The U.S. Census Bureau on July 21 released its annually updated interactive global resource on HIV prevalence, AIDS cases and AIDS deaths. The database is the most comprehensive resource of its kind in the world, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, which includes the Census Bureau. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

Africa: USAID Announces +$500 Million for New Efforts to Reach an Aids-Free Generation At Conference in Melbourne, Australia
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:53:05 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs
[USAID]Melbourne -Major awards with 19 partners to support global HIV and AIDS response (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

Africa: African Anti-Gay Laws Challenge Health Care
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:05:19 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs
[VOA]African Anti -President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda are two African leaders who embrace legislation which targets the gay community. In Uganda, an anti-homosexuality law criminalizes same-sex relations, while in Nigeria, same sex couples that show affection in public risk ten years imprisonment. The laws in both countries are forcing communities vulnerable to HIV deeper into the shadows. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

Nigeria: HIV/Aids Cure Suffers Setback With Demise of Joep Lange
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 07:53:38 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs
[Leadership]Abuja -The United Nations Agency for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has expressed deep sadness over the loss of life of the passengers and crew of flight MH17, which crashed over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, July 17, 2014, among them a staff of the World Health Organisation (WHO). (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

Africa: Does Anybody Remember Aids?
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 07:38:49 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs
[GroundUp]This week thousands of activists, scientists and government officials will troop to Melbourne, Australia, to participate in the 20th International AIDS Conference. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Prevention of HIV in Serodiscordant Heterosexual Couples in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 03:02:33 +0100 | AIDS Patient Care and STDs
AIDS Patient Care and STDs , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs)

[Correspondence] Increase in sexually transmitted infections during Europride 2013 in Marseille, France
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 00:18:32 +0100 | The Lancet Infectious Diseases
We read with interest the news feature by Tony Kirby describing the rise in sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men in the UK. Similarly, the findings of Colson and colleagues, who assessed laboratory surveillance data in Marseille in 2012, noted an increase in the incidence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, syphilis, and HIV seroconversion. Furthermore, 25 cases of sexually transmitted infections, including N gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis, were detected in July, 2013, during Europride, a 10 day gay mass event with an attendance of between 5000 and 60 000 people, depending on the source. (Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases)

HIV diagnoses plummet in a decade in the US
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0100 | OnMedica Latest News
But infection rates rising fast among young men who have sex with men Related items from OnMedicaDrive to boost routine HIV testing in GP practicesHIV home test kits given go-aheadSocial media could help to cut STIsDH tells councils to make ‘concerted effort’ on sexual healthPush for opportunistic screening for STIs (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

Efficacy of an Evidence-Based ARV Adherence Intervention in China
Mon, 21 Jul 2014 20:10:32 +0100 | AIDS Patient Care and STDs
AIDS Patient Care and STDs , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs)

Kenya: Controlling HIV-Aids By 2030 Is Possible - UNAIDS
Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:18:17 +0100 | AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs
[The Star]HIV/Aids, one of Africa's biggest killer, may be no more or will be under control in the next 20 or so years if medication is availed to everyone infected and awareness spread, statistics show. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)