Request a self-sampling kit now How to take and return your samples Getting your results
Delays and limited stocks
From Monday 4 January, we are providing a limited number of STI self-sampling kits. As stocks are replenished, this will increase.
- Please allow up to 21 days for your self-sampling kit to arrive
- If your kit does not arrive within 21 days, or if you require any other sexual health advice, please contact us directly on 0121 237 5700 (available 09:00 – 18:30 Monday to Thursday, 09:00 – 16:30 Friday, 10:00 – 16:00 Saturday)
Apologies for any inconvenience.
If you're aged 16 or over and living in Birmingham or Solihull, you can request a free sexually transmitted infection (STI) self-sampling kit. You can use the kit to take your own samples at home and send them back to us for free. We’ll test your samples and let you know the results by phone or text message for free.
Did we mention it’s free?
What we test for
All kits allow us to test for:
- chlamydia
- gonorrhoea
- HIV
- syphilis
For men who have (or have had) sex with other men, hepatitis B is included.
How it works
1. Answer a few short questions
2. Choose where to have your kit delivered *
3. Receive your kit
4. Follow the instructions to take your samples
5. Return your samples in the pre-paid package
6. Receive the results of your STI test by phone or text
* You can have your kit delivered to your home or another address
Request a self-sampling kit now How to take and return your samples Getting your results
For further information on sexually transmitted infections, please see our STI pages.
Information on STIs