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    HIV Prevention, KH / Cambodia
HIV STD TESTING TREATMENT™

Notice: This is a medical information portal. This is not a clinic website.
Please go to SHIM CLINIC for the services described here.

Within 3 days after unprotected sex, stop HIV infection with Post-Exposure Prophylaxis treatment 10 days after unprotected sex, detect HIV infection with the DNA test 28 days after unprotected sex, accurately detect HIV infection with the 20 minute rapid test
Full & comprehensive sexually transmitted disease testing
Males: do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving
Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating

HIV Prevention, KH / Cambodia | HIV STD TESTING TREATMENT™

Summary

HIV Prevention, KH / Cambodia | HIV STD TESTING TREATMENT™ @beautykh_com: HIV transmission/infection prevention treatment

Description

Services

HIV is the abbreviation for the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Come to sunny Singapore to have your testing and treatment. Singapore Ministry of Health registered general practice (GP) clinic:

SHIM CLINIC
168 Bedok South Avenue 3 #01-473
Singapore 460168
Tel: (+65) 6100 7446
Fax: (+65) 6449 7446
24hr Answering Tel: (+65) 6333 5550
Web: HIV Prevention, KH / Cambodia
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 3 pm, 7 pm to 11 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 7 pm to 11 pm
Public Holidays: Closed
Last registration: half hour before closing time.
Walk-in clinic. Appointments not required.
Bring NRIC, Work Pass or Passport for registration.

Sexual risk (of HIV/STD/pregnancy), and what you can do before and after exposure.

Timeline Event / Available resources
HIV STD Pregnancy
Before exposure
Abstain from sex, Be faithful, or Condom use
Circumcision (males only)
Contraception
(females only)
HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) STD vaccine:
- Hepatitis vaccine
- HPV vaccine
STD / HIV exposure
Unsafe sex / unprotected sex:
No condom / Condom broke / Condom slip
0-72 hours HIV prevention
HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) treatment
- Stop HIV infection after exposure.
STD testing
If STD symptoms appear, then do STD treatment.
- Males: Do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving.
- Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating.
Emergency contraception
(females only)
2 weeks HIV DNA PCR test
1 month 20 minute Alere™ Determine™ Combo HIV rapid test:
- Fingerprick blood sampling.
- Cost is SG$180/=
3 months 20 minute OraQuick® HIV rapid test:
- Oral saliva or
- Fingerprick blood sampling.
- Cost is SG$60/=
Full & comprehensive STD testing
- Males: Do not urinate for at least 4 hours before arriving.
- Females: testing is more accurate when you are not menstruating.

Note: If the clinic attendance is only for the HIV rapid test, then consultation fees are not added.

References


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