Sexual Health - Nowra
Overview
2024 Christmas Closedown
The Sexual Health Clinic will be closed for two weeks over the Christmas and New Year period, from Friday 20 December 2024 and will re-open on Monday 6 January 2025.
There will be no monitoring of the office phone or email during this time. Please ensure you have enough medication or scripts during this period. Should you require urgent assistance, please contact your GP, the nearest Emergency Department, or SHIL on 1800 451 624. Please be aware, SHIL will be closed from Friday 20th December and re-open on Thursday 2nd January.
We wish you all happy and healthy holidays, and will see you in 2025.
Current monkeypox outbreak - August 2024
Please phone the clinic on (02) 4423 9353 to organise your appointment for screening or vaccination.
Sexual Health clinic - Nowra
Monkeypox
Mpox (monkeypox) - Fact sheets (nsw.gov.au)
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About the service
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Sexual Health Service is a specialist HIV and Sexual Health Service providing free and confidential advice, testing and treatment for;
- Management of sexually transmissible infections
- Specialist management for HIV
- Assessment and treatment for hepatitis C
- Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for people with high risk of having been exposed to HIV within the last 72 hours
- Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for people with high risk of exposure to HIV
- Sexual health counselling and support
- Education and support for health care workers and GPs
- Research and clinical trials.
Health Education Sessions and resources
Details of the latest Health Education Sessions and resources can be found by clicking here.
Who should access this service?
Our service provides confidential medical, nursing and counselling services for;
- Men who have sex with men
- People living with HIV
- Sex workers
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
- People who inject drugs
- Young people at risk
- People with symptoms of an STI
- People with a doctors referral
How do I access this service?
Contact the clinic for an appointment on (02) 4423 9353.
Clinic locations
Our clinics run Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm, and may fill up. We encourage you to phone and book an appointment ahead of time.
- Port Kembla Hospital - Monday to Friday
- Shoalhaven Hospital - Mondays and Thursdays only
- Wollongong Community Health Centre - fortnightly Tuesdays by appointment only, no walk-in service available
Resources
Contact Information
2 Scenic Drive
Nowra NSW 2541
PO Box 21
Warrawong NSW 2502
Monday and Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm.
Monday and Thursday 9:00am - 4:30pm.