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This is an example of tests that may or may not be requested by your doctor depending on your sexual health history.

Please ensure the details on your request form match your medicare card

Pathology Collection Guide

When collecting your sample at the collection centre here’s what you can expect to be collected according to your request form:

SISTR Telehealth offers ‘multi site testing’. This means that during your consult, your doctor will discuss your sexual health history with you, and then recommend testing one or more sites such as; vaginal swab, first pass urine, pharyngeal (throat) swab, anorectal swab. This is in line with the Australian STI Guidelines.

Bloods

HIV, HepABC, Syphilis | Fertility, Pregnancy Planning, PCOS tests

  • These test require blood to be drawn, normally from a vein in your arm

  • These are non-fasting and can be collected any time of the day.
     

First Pass Urine

Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Trichomonas, Mycoplasma Genitalium

  • First pass urine is not the first urine of the day. You can collect this sample at any time in the day.

  • Do not pass urine for at least 1 hour before collection

  • If you are female and have your period, a tampon should be inserted prior to urine collection

  • Collect the first 20-30ml of your urine stream

PCR - Vaginal / Anorectal Swabs

Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Trichomonas, Mycoplasma Genitalium

  • Depending on the lab you attend, a vaginal and anorectal swab can be self-collected. A self-collected vaginal or anorectal swab is as accurate as a doctor collected sample

  • The collector should give you a swab and further instructions on how to self-collect your sample.

  • NOTE: If a collector says your doctor should give you a swab as they don’t have any swabs, please take your request form to another collection centre as SISTR is a telehealth service and we don’t offer any in person consults.

MCS - Geninal Swab

Bacterial Vaginosis, Thrush, Gonorrhoea, Strep A/B

  • Depending on the lab you attend, a vaginal MCS swab can be self-collected.

  • The collector should give you a swab and further instructions on how to self-collect your sample.

  • If you are also testing vaginal chlamydia and gonorrhoea, please ensure that the collector gives you two swabs for vaginal collection – one for PCR, and one for culture, to avoid a missed test. We have included this instruction on your path form, but it never hurts to double check!

  • NOTE: If a collector says your doctor should give you a swab as they don’t have any swabs, please take your request form to another collection centre as SISTR is a telehealth service and we don’t offer any in person consults.

General Health Check

General Health Check- Fasting

  • For the General Health Check blood tests, they require fasting 

  • Don't eat or drink anything except water for 8-16 hours before your blood test

  • Fasting for 12 hours is optimal 

PCR – Pharyngeal (Throat) Swab

Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea

•    Depending on the lab you attend, a throat swab can be either self-collected, or collected by the staff at the collection centre. 
•    If you would prefer to do your own self collection, the collector should give you a swab and further instructions on how to collect your sample.
•    NOTE: If a collector says your doctor should give you a swab as they don’t have any swabs, please take your request form to another collection centre as SISTR is a telehealth service and we don’t offer any in person consults.

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