Where can you get tested for STIs?
You can get yourself tested at your GP’s office or at an STI Outpatient Clinic. We do not recommend getting tested at a commercial clinic. You can also use a self-test kit. Most self-test kits are not reliable.
At your GP’s office
Getting tested at your GP’s office is quick and easy. There might be costs involved. The visit to your GP is free (covered by your basic health insurance). An STI test usually needs to be paid from your deductible for healthcare costs (in Dutch: eigen risico).
At the STI clinic
Some people have more chances of contracting an STI. These people can get tested free of charge and anonymously at the STI Outpatient Clinic.
Home test kit
It is best to go to your GP or an Outpatient STI Clinic to get yourself tested for STIs. Are you not willing or able to go there? Then you can use an STI home test kit. You can order it online. Not all home test kits are reliable. And taking an STI test yourself does not always provide a reliable result.
We recommend these 2 websites where you can order reliable STI test kits:
The websites are in Dutch only.
Living at an asylum seekers’ centre
Do you live at an asylum seekers’ centre (AZC)? Then you can get tested for free at the Health Service team at the asylum seekers’ centre. For help with translations, visit zanzu.nl. On this website you will also find information in many languages about sex, STIs, relationships and pregnancy.