Let’s play a little game of Did You Know?
that in 2012 the number of people who were diagnosed with Chlamydia had tripled since the last decade?
that the 86K+ people who were diagnosed in with Chlamydia in 2014 alone were estimated to be apart of a much larger number of people who had Chlamydia?
between 2008 and 2014 the occurrence of Gonorrhoea more than doubled as well?
Sources:
1. Australian Government Department of Health. Third National Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy, 2014-2017. Commonwealth of Australia 20142
2. The Kirby Institute. HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia Annual Surveillance Report 2013. The Kirby Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052
Your Stigma Health Pathology test referral will cost you $29.99, your appointment at the Pathology Centre will take a small amount of your day compared to the usual process and your results are delivered to you securely and in the privacy of your own home and if you need more help we’re here for that too.
The tricky thing is we cannot achieve our mission without you so please help us reduce the number of STIs in Australia by getting tested today!
We want to breakdown the stigma attached to STIs.
So help us breakdown the STI stigma by joining our conversation…
Our name not only references the stigma attached to STIs, we hope to breakdown the stigmas attached to many medical conditions that prevent people from seeking treatment.
We are an online healthcare service that aims to make your life more convenient by eliminating the barriers like embarrassment and inconvenience, which often prevent people from undergoing simple medical tests. We started with STIs because they are a serious problem in Australia and are for the most part easily tested for and treated, but we will be expanding our service offering soon so stay tuned!