{"id":160,"date":"2025-12-10T12:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/healthy-adults\/sexual-health\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:15:58","slug":"sexual-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/healthy-adults\/sexual-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Devon, you can access advice and services for your sexual health in a variety of ways, depending on your needs. This includes services for:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>contraception and condoms\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>relationship support\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIV testing and support,\u00a0PrEP, and PEP\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>emergency contraception\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>abortion\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online services\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find lots of information and advice on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Devon Sexual Health website<\/a>, including where and how to access contraception and condoms, STI testing and treatment, and emergency contraception. You can also order STI testing for home\u00a0use, and\u00a0find information about how to look after your sexual health.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GP practices\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many GP practices can support you with a range of contraception services, including contraceptive coils (also known as IUD or IUS) and the implant. If you are under 25 you can also access free chlamydia screening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local contraception and sexual health clinics\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specialist sexual health clinics are available in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/service-centre\/devon-sexual-health-barnstaple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnstaple<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/service-centre\/devon-sexual-health-bideford-community-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bideford<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/service-centre\/devon-sexual-health-exeter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exeter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/service-centre\/devon-sexual-health-holsworthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holsworthy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/service-centre\/devon-sexual-health-ilfracombe-tyrrell-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ilfracombe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/service-centre\/devon-sexual-health-tiverton-hospital-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiverton<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/service-centre\/devon-sexual-health-torquay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Torquay<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more details and information about the services offered on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/your-services\/sexual-health-clinics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Devon Sexual Health website<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pharmacies\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pharmacies can offer free emergency contraception (morning after pill), and many also offer STI testing. To find a local pharmacy near you, search for a service on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/your-services\/find-a-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Devon Sexual Health website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support for people affected by HIV\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Devon Sexual Health Service in Torquay and Exeter provide specialist HIV care, with several other locations across Devon offering HIV testing.\u00a0You can find the\u00a0full range of local services\u00a0on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonsexualhealth.nhs.uk\/your-services\/find-a-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon Sexual Health website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eddystone.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Eddystone Trust<\/a>&nbsp;is an independent organisation providing information and support for anyone affected by HIV across the&nbsp;South West.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support for young people\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many secondary schools and colleges are collection points for free condoms provided via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sh.uk\/services\/condoms\/devon-and-torbay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doink scheme<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Devon, you can access advice and services for your sexual health in a variety of ways, depending on your needs. This includes services for:&nbsp; Online services\u00a0 You can find lots of information and advice on the\u00a0Devon Sexual Health website, including where and how to access contraception and condoms, STI testing and treatment, and emergency [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-160","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-24 13:29:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/160\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}