Tests to understand where your symptoms come from before deciding anything.
Frequently asked questionsWhen infections keep coming back, sometimes your partner needs to be tested too.
If you have recurrent genital infections or a sexually transmitted infection, testing your partner (with cultures and STI tests, and in men also assessing possible prostatitis) stops the cycle of reinfection.
Treating both of you at the same time is often the missing piece.
He may well do. Some low-grade infections cause almost no symptoms, and if only one of you is treated, reinfection returns before long.
Cultures and tests for sexually transmitted infections and, in men, an assessment for possible prostatitis.
By knowing exactly what is there: microbiome testing and a culture with antibiotic or antifungal susceptibility testing, which identify the microorganism and the treatment it responds to. If it still comes back, that is when testing your partner makes sense.
The basic imaging test to see the uterus and ovaries, during the same appointment.
A magnified look at the cervix when your smear or HPV test suggests it.
Cervical cancer screening, including the virus genotype when it is present.
A genetic analysis of the bacteria and fungi living in your vagina or endometrium.
They are not only for diagnosing sexually transmitted infections: in premenstrual syndrome they can be the key.
A blood test measuring inflammatory markers associated with endometriosis.
Screening for the main chromosomal conditions in the baby from a blood sample taken from the mother.
A genetic test for variants that increase the tendency to form blood clots.
Finding out whether you carry the genetic predisposition to coeliac disease.
A test measuring the balance between oxidative damage and your antioxidant defences.
Whether a test or treatment is right for you is decided together, in consultation, after assessing your case. This page is for information only and does not replace a medical assessment.
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