About Us

Sexual Health North is a specialist sexual health clinic for Perth’s northern suburbs, located in Joondalup. We offer a wide range of tests, assessments and treatment for STIs, HIV, viral hepatitis and general sexual health conditions. We realise that our patients are busy people and try to provide different access options. Our clinic strives to create a friendly and knowledgeable service in an open-minded atmosphere.

Dr Christine Dykstra

MBChB (U. of Auckland), FAChSHM

Dr Christine Dykstra trained and completed her fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital, where she has been a specialist sexual health physician for over a decade. With a keen interest in improving sexual health care in Perth, Christine has provided sexual health medical education at various universities and postgraduate programs in Perth. Her most recent role in research was as the principal investigator for the Royal Perth Hospital site of the WA PrEPIT trial for the provision of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Western Australia. Having lived in Perth’s northern suburbs for many years, Christine is happy to finally bring specialist sexual health care to the Joondalup and Wanneroo regions.

Dr Michelle Yong

MBChB (U. of Liverpool, UK), FAChSHM, MRCP (UK), DIP G-U-MED, DFSRH

Dr Michelle Yong initially gained her experience in sexual health and HIV management at Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. Moving to Perth in 2012, she continues to develop her clinical skills at Royal Perth Hospital including transgender medicine. Sexual health issues can feel embarrassing for many patients. Michelle excels at putting patients at ease with her non-judgemental and empathetic manner along with a healthy dose of humour. She would like to put her expertise to good use by setting up specialist sexual health service to serve the communities of the Northern suburbs.

TestMyself, Walk-In or Comprehensive Service options

With TestMyself, we offer express testing for STIs when you don’t have any symptoms. TestMyself is a fast and easy way to test for HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and viral hepatitis.

For people with symptoms of an STI, we offer a walk-in service when our clinic is open. Symptoms can appear quickly and sometimes can lead to complications if left untreated.

We also offer a comprehensive sexual health assessment as a service. We highly recommend a GP referral and you will need a booking for this assessment.

At Sexual Health North we also offer IUD insertion. We understand that you may need birth control you can set and forget.

Why choose Sexual Health North?

We believe that you deserve high-quality care for your sexual health needs. Our team has decades of experience in the diagnosis and management of sexual health conditions. We know that every patient is unique and we tailor our care to your individual needs. In Perth’s northern suburbs, Sexual Health North offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic services customised to your requirements, as well as a management plan designed by our highly qualified and experienced sexual health specialists. Our goal is to create a hassle-free service where everything from consultations to investigations to treatments can all be managed under one roof.

Our Fees

Sexual Health North is a private health service and we recommend that you contact us first if you have any questions about our fee structure. We can explain the differences in fees and Medicare reimbursement for referred and walk-in patients. Medicare cover does not apply if you are an overseas visitor or where you want to make use of our anonymous testing option. In these cases, you will need to cover our consultation fees and the pathology costs. If you are in doubt about the exact fees that may apply to your type of consultation, please contact us so we can explain the likely costs incurred.

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