The Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

The Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC) specialises in sexual health, specifically through testing, treatment and management of Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs). The onsite laboratory, operated by the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, provides the laboratory focus for the primary testing and analysis of microbiological samples for sexual health diseases, received from patients attending the MSHC. Being on site, the laboratory can provide on the spot diagnosis of some infections.

Tests include detection of:

Chlamydia trachomatis (including LGV)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Trichomonas vaginalis
Treponema pallidum
Candida albicans
Bacterial vaginosis