Yoxly Basic+ STI Test Kit

If you've ever been sexually active, you should have been tested for STIs.

Many infections cause non-specific symptoms or no symptoms at all! Untreated STIs increase your risk of contracting other STIs and developing chronic health problems. If you have an STI, with or without symptoms, you can still transmit it to your partner(s). We understand it's complicated, but the only way to know for sure is to get tested. That's why health professionals recommend all sexually-active individuals undergo a routine STI screening test at least once per year.

Yes! However, we understand that collecting your own samples can be daunting, and so each Yoxly kit includes detailed instructions taking you step-by-step through the process. Our users tell us that by following these instructions, taking the test is relatively easy and straightforward.

Your test kit will in discreet packaging which fits through a standard letterbox. It does not require a signature upon delivery. Depending upon the time you place your order, you should receive it within 1-2 business days.

It is important your samples reach our laboratory soon after collect them. Therefore, you must collect your samples on the same day they can be posted (e.g. not after the post has been collected, or on a bank holiday or a weekend).

Your kit will we include a pre-paid Tracked 24 Royal Mail return envelope which you will use to return your samples to our laboratory. Your samples can be posted via any standard Royal Mail post box – there is no need to take them to a post office or arrange for special delivery!

Yoxly's partner laboratory is one of the UK's leading providers of pathology testing, and is accredited by both UKAS and the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Yoxly understands the anxiety that can accompany sexual health testing, and only partners with fully-accredited laboratories which ensure maximum accuracy.

If you test positive, your Yoxly online results portal will include guidance, next steps, and treatment advice. Different STIs require different treatments. The recommended treatment for you will depend on a few factors, such as:

- The STI(s) for which you are currently seeking treatment

- Medical conditions that you currently have, or have been diagnosed with in the past (including previous STIs)

- If you have previously been diagnosed with an STI, it is important to know which STI(s) you were diagnosed with, what treatment(s) you received, and when you received those treatment(s)

- Any medications you currently take

- Any allergies you may have to certain medications or foods

- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding

For treatable STIs, you can get all treatments from a GUM clinic (where treatment is free).

Some treatments may be available from your GP (where you may have to pay a small prescription fee).

However, if you don’t want to wait for an appointment or you don’t wish to speak directly with a healthcare provider, you can purchase a few of these treatments (namely, for chlamydia or trichomoniasis) online through Yoxly’s partner pharmacy, The Independent Pharmacy. Your Yoxly online results portal will include information on how to register with the pharmacy online and answer a few basic questions (similar to those we have listed above). A healthcare provider will review your responses and issue the appropriate treatment, which you can have delivered to you.