Services

Adelaide Sexual Health Centre provides a free and confidential sexual health service for South Australia. 

The clinic can be very busy, managing over 17,000 attendances per year. Because of this we prioritise who we see, for more information on these priority groups see below.

Free and confidential telephone interpreters are available at the clinic.

We deliver specialist sexual health services especially to those from these priority groups: 

• men who have sex with men
• people who identify as Trans or Gender Diverse
• sex workers, clients of sex workers, and anyone who trades sex for money, goods or services
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and migrants
• young people (less than 25 years of age)
• people with sexual health related symptoms
• people with a sexual partner who has recently been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection

The triage nurse can provide you with information to take to another service to help them test you.

Please ask the doctor or nurse any questions you have about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or safer sex.

If you require more detailed information or would like to spend some time talking over your concerns, nurses are available to provide general sexual health information or we can refer you to counselling services.

At Adelaide Sexual Health Centre we offer routine check-ups which may include the following:

• an examination
• swab tests and/or a urine test
• blood tests for all the major STIs.

A blood test alone is not a full check-up.

The South Australian Sex Industry Clinic (SASI) is a free, fully confidential clinical service is provided in a sex worker safe space. 

The SASI Clinic aims to provide high quality sexual health care in a non-judgemental and supportive environment. Sex Industry Network (SIN) peer workers are available through SASI Clinic for support and information.

Appoints are available for sex workers. Contact Adelaide Sexual Health Centre to arrange an appointment. 

We test for all STIs and may use any of the following methods to determine if you have a sexually transmitted infection:

• examination
• swab tests
• blood tests
• urine tests.

In addition to standard testing, we also offer ChEx (express chlamydia) screening. Based on your history, we will determine if ChEx is suitable. ChEx will save you time and you receive the results by SMS.

Drug treatment for common acute conditions is provided free of charge. However, some conditions including chronic (long term) conditions may require prescription medication from a pharmacy.

Fasting is not required for routine blood tests at ASHC. Please ensure that you eat and drink before visiting the centre.

We offer pregnancy tests with on-the-spot results. We can arrange for referral to the Pregnancy Advisory Centre.

Emergency contraception is available for women who believe recent unprotected sex has put them at risk of pregnancy. 

Read more about emergency contraception, including side effects and what to expect, or find wider choices at SHINE SA or your GP.

We offer free Hepatitis B vaccination to all our clients.

Some clients may also be eligible for free Hepatitis A vaccination and Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination (Gardasil). Please ask your nurse or doctor for more information during your consultation.

Monkeypox (Mpox) vaccinations are offered.