It is advised to wait to have sex until it has been confirmed whether you have a sexually transmitted infection and treatment has been completed.

How to get tested

Testing is requested through the Landspítalaappið, available on the App Store and Google Play under the name Landspítali. You need electronic ID or an authentication app to log in.

You fill out a questionnaire in the app. Within 1–5 business days, you will receive an SMS with a barcode when your sample kit is ready for pick-up at the Dermatology and STI Outpatient Clinic.

You can request a phone call from a nurse in the questionnaire. A nurse will call you the same day or on the next working day.

The barcode is valid for 24 hours and only during clinic opening hours, Monday to Friday, 8:15am to 3pm If received on a Friday or before a public holiday, the barcode is only valid that day.

If you do not have electronic ID, call 543 6050 to borrow a tablet at the clinic to complete the questionnaire.

When You Arrive at the STI Clinic

• Use the barcode you received by SMS to collect your test kit from the smart/post locker in the clinic’s waiting area (open 8:15–15:00).

• Scan the barcode on your phone or enter the number that accompanies it to open the locker.

• Yellow floor markings in the waiting area lead to the restroom.

• Samples are self-collected in the restroom.

• Instructions for sample collection are posted inside the restroom.

• All sample tubes are labelled with your name and ID number, and swabs are marked according to the site of collection — rectum (R), throat (H), vagina (L).

• Once collected, samples are placed in the designated container in the restroom.

About the test

No appointment with a doctor or nurse is needed.

• You will be tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea.

• If you have a penis, you provide a urine sample.

• If you have a penis and male sexual partners, you also provide a throat and/or rectal sample.

• If you have a vagina, you provide a vaginal swab.

• If a sexual partner has tested positive for gonorrhea, you should also provide a throat swab.

• In the app, you can also request blood tests and nurse phone consultation.

• To ensure reliable results, at least 10 days must pass from possible exposure before testing.

• Results are available in the app 1 to 3 business days after your sample is received.

Sores on the Genitals or Rectum

• If symptoms are new and/or severe (pain, burning, or pain when urinating) and an examination is needed, you can book a nurse consultation in the questionnaire.

• The nurse will call the same day or the next working day.

• It is essential to rule out chlamydia and gonorrhoea by testing, and if indicated, perform blood tests for HIV and syphilis.

Genital or Anal Warts

• If you suspect genital or anal warts, a medical examination at the Outpatient Clinic for Dermatology and Venereology will be booked after you submit your chlamydia/gonorrhoea sample.

When a Blood Test Is Recommended

Blood testing is necessary when:

• Condoms are not used or multiple sexual partners are involved.

• There is a history of intravenous drug use, in which case testing for hepatitis is also recommended.

• If less than three months have passed since possible exposure, blood tests should be repeated later.

If you want a blood test, mark in the questionnaire: “Blood test for HIV and syphilis.”
Blood tests are done in Fossvogur. Enter through Krókurinn, the main entrance of the hospital. Go straight ahead to the Diagnostic Centre (E1 is on the left). Once inside the E-wing, turn right to reach the Blood Collection Desk.

Contact tracing

You will receive a (contact tracing form in pdf) with your sample kit, which includes information about results and tracing. If a sexually transmitted infection is diagnosed, fill out the form and send it to kyn@landspitali.is or use secure file transfer to the STI clinic.

Contact tracing is legally required for certain infections like. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV. Tracing goes back up to one year.

• Tracing information is not recorded in your medical file

• All data is deleted after tracing is completed