31. March 2010

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Welcome to our website

The Sexual Health team at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital provide a confidential, walk-in and appointment service for people who have or think they may have a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), require contraception, or just need information and advice. We also provide state-of-the-art treatment and care for adults, children and families infected with HIV.

You can call us to book a visit to one of our clinics by phoning 0121 424 3300.

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18. January 2012

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Football Clubs, HIV Testing and Saving Lives

In the last month or so, we have been heavily involved in supporting a joint effort by all of the West Midlands football clubs to promote the importance of HIV testing. In the wake of World AIDS Day on December 1st, many of the region’s biggest clubs – including Aston Villa, Birmingham City, West Bromwich [...]

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13. December 2011

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SHB on 5 Live

SHB on 5 Live

Dr Steve Taylor, of the Heartlands HIV Service, appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live on World AIDS Day, along with one of his patients from here at Hawthorn House, Daniel. You can hear their segment on Victoria Derbyshire’s show, which featured several other contributions, too, by using the player below.
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25. November 2011

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Gardasil and Genital Warts

Gardasil and Genital Warts

It is excellent news that the Government has approved the use of Gardasil in the UK, replacing the older and less effective Cervarix. Gardasil, like Cervarix, is a vaccination against cervical cancer; it is also effective, however, against genital warts – providing double protection against two growing threats to the sexual health of young women.
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