Clinic 34 - the NT's Sexual Health Clinic

Do you need help or want to find out more about sexual health? Well, Clinic 34 can help you!! Clinic 34 provides a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL service that specialises in providing assistance on all sexual health issues including information, testing and treatment for all sexually transmitted infections (STIs sometimes called STDs which stands for sexually transmitted diseases) including HIV.

Clinic 34 services include:

• information on all sexually transmitted infections(STIs)
• Free testing and treatment for STIs including HIV
• Needle and Syringe Program services (access to clean injecting equipment)
• Counselling and specialist treatment for people affected by HIV
  Referral services as needed

*STIs are sexually transmissible infections and are passed on from having sexual intercourse (and oral sex) without condoms.

Clinic 34 is located on the Ground Floor, Health House in Mitchell Street, Darwin. But, you don't have to live in Darwin to access their services. Here are their contact details:

Clinic 34 has also prepared some statistics on what STIs affect young Territorians. These tell a story...... Click here to find out more.

If you inject drugs or are in a relationship with someone who does, there are some ways to protect yourself from infections.Click here to find out more.

The Family Planning website is another place you may want to visit to find out more about sexual health issues such as contraception and STI's. Here are the contact details for the Northern Territory.

SMS Sexual Health Advice

In a breakthrough for young Australians, advice on sexual health is now just an SMS away.

A revolutionary new text messaging service targeting 16-25 year olds offers advice on everything from pregnancy through to sexually transmitted infections direct to their mobile phone.

By texting sexinfo to 19sextxt users will receive a reply within seconds with seven options for automated assistance on sexual health issues. Support and advice is provided on issues including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), pregnancy, missed pill, broken condom, emergency contraception and unprotected sex. The service also directs young people to a website and telephone hotline managed by staff trained in counselling for further information.

The Australian service costs just 55 cents per SMS message and is a not-for-profit service.