FIND SERVICES · 3 GUIDES

Before you visit

Prepare for appointments, privacy questions, and practical costs.

FAST FACTS

Before you visit: key facts

A quick, accurate orientation before you open a guide.

72h

For a possible exposure within 72 hours, seek urgent PEP now.

Ask

Confidential care and anonymous care are not always the same.

Verify

Provider names, hours, and costs need local verification before launch.

DETAILED GUIDE

A quick guide to Before you visit

3 short partsAbout 2 min read
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What Before you visit means for you

Prepare for appointments, privacy questions, and practical costs. That short answer is the place to begin; what matters next is how it fits your situation—your reason for reading, the timing of any event, and the support you can reach. Treat this guide as a map: it can help you prepare and ask better questions, while a qualified health professional applies the details to you.

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The essentials for Before you visit

A clear service listing should name what it actually offers—testing, PrEP, urgent PEP, treatment, STI care, or support—along with hours, costs, privacy, and how results are given. Confidential care and anonymous care are not always the same, so ask what is recorded and who can see it. This prototype does not invent providers; local details must be verified before launch.

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Turn it into one next step

You do not need perfect medical words. Note any relevant dates, test names, or medicines, then choose one manageable action. For this page, a useful next step is read what to bring to a visit—a suggestion, not a rule. If it feels too big, make it smaller: save a phone number, check opening hours, or tell someone you trust. The plan can change as a result or new information arrives.