Why get an STI test

An STI test tells you whether or not you have an STI. Most STIs are easy to treat.

Where to get tested: 

1. Center for Sexual Health Curaçao (CSGC): All members of the community are welcome to CSGC for STI testing. Contact CSGC to arrange your STI test. 
2. Doctor referral: You can visit your General Practitioner (GP) and request an STI test. Your doctor will provide a lab form, which you can take to any of the three laboratories on the island for your test: Analytisch Diagnostisch Centrum (ADC), Laboratorio de Medicos (Lab de Med) or Medical Laboratories Services Curaçao (MLS). If you have local health insurance, this will be covered. 
3. Laboratories: You can also go directly to any of the three laboratories on the island, Analytisch Diagnostisch Centrum (ADC), Laboratorio de Medicos (Lab de Med) or Medical Laboratories Services Curaçao (MLS), and request an STI test. Laboratories charge a fee for these tests, which you will need to pay yourself.

When should you get tested?

• You had sex without a condom
• Someone you had sex with has an STI
• You’ve got symptoms like warts, blisters, pain when peeing, or discharge that is more than usual or looks different
• You have sex with someone regularly and you want to stop using condoms
• You’re pregnant and don’t want to pass any STIs on to your child
• You were forced to have sex

Why get tested?

• If you have an STI, you can pass it on to someone else
• Most STIs are easy to treat
• If your STI doesn’t get treated, you could have some unpleasant symptoms

Do you have casual sex? 

• Use a condom every time you have sex
• Make sure you are tested for STIs and HIV at least every 6 months 
• Are you a man who has sex with men? Get your vaccination against hepatitis B at CSGC
• Protect yourself against cancer caused by HPV by getting an HPV vaccination 

Men with other men

If you’re a man who has sex with other men, get tested for STIs and HIV every 6 months.