SHL.UK is the largest digital sexual health service in Europe, possibly the world! Together we provide a free and easily
accessible, STI testing service for Londoners. The SHL.UK service leverages technology and a team of dedicated clinical professionals to deliver high-quality care. Through our secure platform, we offer robust clinical triage, confidential
consultations, testing, treatment, contraception, education, and support. The service ensures that individuals have the
information and resources necessary to make informed decisions about their sexual health by increasing access
and helping reduce inequalities.
Here we highlight our achievements as a service and a selection of recent research.
We have presented SHL research at national and international conferences, including the British HIV Association, the British
Association of Sexual Health and HIV, Fast Track Cities, and the STI and HIV World Congress.
Supporting millions of people through remote testing
2.2 million
test kits ordered.
Our research
Sexual Health London e-service regularly carries out audits publishes and presents research, often with a focus on
addressing inequalities. We publish and present research for transparency, to inform service improvement, and to inform the sector more widely.
Read our latest research
HIV diagnoses amongst service users accessing testing via London’s sexual health e-service over the pandemic
STI rates among PrEP using and non-PrEP using men who have sex with men accessing a regional online STI testing service
Symptom status and postal kit return rates of individuals accessing and online STI testing service
Domestic abuse and domestic violence reporting by service users of a regional online STI testing service during the pandemic
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus testing outcomes amongst service users of a regional online STI testing service
Testing for Trichomonas Vaginalis in asymptomatic and symptomatic females testing through an online STI testing service
Who accesses Emergency Hormonal Contraception through an online sexual health service
An analysis of service users accessing a routine contraception service via an online platform during the Covid-19 pandemic
Comparison of the demographics of asymptomatic & symptomatic users ordering through an online service during the pandemic
Testing 7376 samples for Trichomonas vaginalis using NAAT testing in symptomatic females with vaginal discharge and asymptomatic females
An analysis of service users accessing a routine contraception service via an online platform during the Covid-19 pandemic
New Preventx data highlights disproportionate positivity rates for Trichomoniasis
