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At sexual health services you can get help, advice and treatment.
Sexual health services are free and safe to use.
Young people aged 13 and older have the right to free, confidential sexual health help, advice and treatment.
These services are confidential.
This means the information you share with that service will stay private.
If the service thinks you are in danger or need further support, they may share some information with another professional to keep you safe.
At sexual health services you can get help choosing the best type of contraception for you.
Your contraception choices are confidential.
You can get a pregnancy test and advice.
Your pregnancy test is confidential.
You can get help to make an appointment with NHS Lothian Abortion Service.
Your pregnancy or abortion choices are confidential.
You can get testing for sexual infections (infections you can get from having sex).
Your test results for sexual infections are confidential.
At sexual health services you can also ask questions about sex and relationships.
You can go to different professionals and places to get testing and help.
You can talk to your NHS school nurse.
You can talk to your GP (doctor).
You can talk to a youth worker at a Healthy Respect drop-in.
For more information choose ‘Talk to a youth worker’ from services list on this page.
You can talk to a nurse or doctor at a sexual health clinic.
Move down the page to find out the sexual health clinics in your area.
You can choose Edinburgh, East, West or Midlothian.
If you live outside Lothian you can choose other areas of Scotland.