Rapid, same-day and anonymous STI testing in Singapore

For chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis, yes - your sample is processed against a code rather than your name, and you collect the result using that code. Tell our staff before the consultation so the sample is labelled correctly from the start. Anonymous testing is not available for HIV: under Singapore rules, anonymous HIV testing may only be carried out at MOH-designated anonymous test sites. HIV testing with us is fully confidential, except where disclosure is required by regulations or law, just not anonymous.

Rapid syphilis and rapid HIV are read in 10-15 minutes during your visit, with no time cut-off. Chlamydia and gonorrhoea are run on our in-house PCR with a 4-hour or same-day option - provided the sample is taken before 3:30pm. After 3:30pm, the PCR result is reported the next morning.

PCR is a batched laboratory process - extraction, amplification and analysis take several hours end to end. A sample received before 3:30pm can complete a full run and be reported the same day. Anything later finishes overnight and is released first thing the next morning.

The PCR (nucleic acid amplification) we run in-house for chlamydia and gonorrhoea is the method WHO and the US CDC both recommend as the reference standard - it detects the organism's genetic material directly rather than inferring it. Rapid syphilis uses a rapid test kit that detects treponemal antibodies; any reactive result is confirmed with RPR and TPHA before a diagnosis is made. The rapid HIV test kit is a screening test in the same way, and a reactive result is confirmed on venous blood.

The 3rd generation test detects HIV antibodies only. The 4th generation test detects antibodies plus the p24 antigen, which appears earlier - so it shortens the window period and can pick up infection roughly two to four weeks after exposure rather than waiting for the antibody response alone.

It depends which test it is. The rapid HIV and rapid syphilis test kits are screening tests, so a reactive result is not a diagnosis: it triggers confirmation the same visit, on venous blood for HIV and with RPR and TPHA for syphilis, and your doctor talks you through what the preliminary result does and does not mean before you leave. The chlamydia and gonorrhoea PCR is different. PCR is the confirmatory method in itself, so a positive PCR result is a confirmed result and treatment can be started on it, usually at the same visit. 

For chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis, treatment can be provided during the same visit. Some steps - prescriptions and any notifiable-disease obligations - do require identification, and your doctor will explain exactly where that line sits before anything is done.

Rapid testing this soon after exposure will not yet be reliable - you are still inside the window period. If the exposure was high-risk and within 72 hours, HIV PEP should be considered immediately; see our HIV PEP page and contact the clinic the same day.

Rapid testing answers a specific, urgent question fast. If you want a broad picture - hepatitis, herpes, mycoplasma, ureaplasma, trichomonas - a comprehensive panel from our STD testing menu is the better value and the more complete answer.

Fees are private and payable in full at the visit. MediSave, CHAS and Healthier SG subsidies do not apply. Some insurance plans cover consultations and investigations on a reimbursement basis: you pay the clinic and claim back from your insurer afterwards. The concierge provides the documentation you need and helps with the claim paperwork. Instalment payment is available: ask the concierge about the options before your visit.