Sexual health clinics
provide free, impartial and confidential sexual health services, including screening and treatment.
Contraceptive services clinics
offer free and impartial advice on contraception and also offer emergency contraception like the morning after pill and the coil. Your doctor can also provide information on contraceptive choices and many practices now offer the contraceptive implant (Implanon) and intrauterine contraception (coil).
A full list of these services can be found in 'Your guide to local health services'.
Screening for chlamydia
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the UK. It's most common in men and women under 25 years of age and you don't need to have had lots of sexual partners to be at risk.
Most people with chlamydia have no symptoms, so they may not know that they have the infection. If left untreated, chlamydia can spread to other parts of the body and lead to long term health problems such as infertility and pain in the abdomen.
Chlamydia screening is available in a range of places that are convenient to you. The test is confidential, and any treatment you may need is free.
Find out where you can get screened by contacting the Chlamydia Screening Office on 0116 295 7822.
Useful links and websites
Sex and young people gives help and advice for teenagers or parents of teenagers who would like to know more about sex and relationships.
Information and advice for 13-19 year olds (up to 25 for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities) can be found at
Connexions
Young people can also access advice and information from
The Jitty. Everything on the site is written by teens.
Leicestershire AIDS support services (LASS) is an independent voluntary organisation set up in 1987 to provide a range of services for people in the City of Leicester and Leicestershire and Rutland affected by HIV/AIDS
Brook Advisory Centres - commonly known just as Brook - is the only national voluntary sector provider of free and confidential sexual health advice and services specifically for young people under 25. Brook is a registered charity, and has 40 years' experience of providing professional advice through specially trained doctors, nurses, counsellors, and outreach and information workers to over 200,000 young people each year.