NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
If you have any of the following symptoms call 0800 322 226 to talk to a nurse before completing a request:
It is recommended that you have treatment as well as testing. Call 0800 322 226 to speak to a nurse.
This is because it can take up to 3 months before syphilis infection is detectable in a blood test. You might have the infection even if your blood test result is OK.
Call 0800 322 226 to speak to a nurse.
This is because it can take up to 3 months before HIV infection is detectable in a blood test. You might have an infection even if your blood test result is OK.
Your request will be sent to PathLab and you can go there to have your blood test after 2 business days.
Results can take up to 2 weeks. You will only be contacted if your test is positive for syphilis or HIV.
If you are diagnosed with syphilis or HIV, Waikato Sexual Health will organise treatment for you. Treatment is free and confidential.
Anyone is eligible for free HIV and syphilis testing through our service.
If you would like a full STI check, including chlamydia and gonorrhoea tests as well as HIV and syphilis, contact us to see if you are eligible through our service.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that is you can get through having close sexual contact, including oral sex. Syphilis is a serious infection and can affect your heart, brain and can even cause death if untreated. If you have syphilis while you are pregnant, it can affect your pēpi — up to 40% of babies with congenital syphilis will die.
Symptoms are often invisible, so people do not even know they have it until they have a blood test. Syphilis is easy to identify and easy to treat. Treatment is simple — antibiotics cure syphilis.
