More about getting tested
See below for more information about your privacy, testing for other STIs and leading an informed, safe and healthy sex life.
Questions you will be asked when ordering a Webtest
- How did you find out about Webtest?
- What is your age?
- What is your residential (home) postcode?
- What is your gender?
- Are you of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin?
- Four STI risk factor questions with yes/no answers.
- A check that you understand this service.
- What are your personal details including your name, date of birth, mobile phone number, postal address and email address?
- If we need to speak to you, do you have preferences for male/female or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, and do you require an interpreter?
Your contact details are used by Webtest to provide you with the chlamydia and gonorroea test results as soon as possible. Your mobile phone number or email is also used for verification prior to confirming your order and contact details.
Any information you provide in the online order form is automatically retained by the system, even if you don’t finish completing the form. We also group and de-identify information for service monitoring and evaluation. All personal information is protected under the Information Privacy Act 2009 (PDF, 1.2MB).
Privacy notice
To understand more about your privacy and how we use your information to deliver and improve the 13 HEALTH Webtest service, please read our privacy notice (PDF, 75KB).
Other testing options
If you are under the age of 16, or would like more comprehensive STI testing you can contact 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) for help to find a health service or find your nearest:
Cost of testing and treatment at a health service
The cost of STI testing at a health service will depend on the tests required and where you choose to go. If you’re getting an STI test, some GPs will bulk bill, meaning if you have a Medicare card, you won’t pay. Many clinics also offer low-cost and sometimes free testing for young people.
Treatment costs vary depending on where you go to be treated, whether you hold a Medicare or Health Care Card, and the cost of medications. The antibiotics used to treat chlamydia and gonorrhoea typically cost between $10 and $20, and less if you have a Health Care Card.
- Find out more about treatment costs and applying for a Medicare or Health Care Card
- If costs are an issue ask your GP, sexual health clinic or your local pharmacist about what options may be available.
Telling sexual partners when you have an STI
Read about the different ways you can let sexual partners know you’ve tested positive for an STI and that they should also be tested.
More about sexual health and STIs
- Find a GP or sexual health clinic
- More about looking after your sexual health
- Learn about other STIs and getting tested for them