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STI tests

The time required to detect a disease (commonly called the ‘window period’ in medicine) differs from one STBBI to another.

• Chlamydia: 14 days
• Gonorrhea: 7 days
• Syphilis: 12 weeks
• Hepatitis B: 12 weeks
• Hepatitis C : 12 weeks
• HIV: 8 weeks

Prelib offers an assessment service for screening non-symptomatic STBBIs.

If you have symptoms, lesions, or have had contact with an STBBI, an assessment by a health care professional at an in-person clinic is recommended.

Prelib cannot detect the following STBBBIs:

• Hepatitis A,
• Genital herpes,
• Genital warts or condylomata, like HVP.

If you have any doubts about these STBBIs, consult a health care professional at an in-person clinic.

In the following cases, you need to consult a health care professional in an in-person clinic instead of using Prelib services:

• You have symptoms of an STBBI.
• One of your partners has been diagnosed with an STBBI
• You have had non-consensual sex (sexual assault)
• You are pregnant
• You are under 15 years old

Prelib services are recommended in the following cases:

• You want to pass a routine screening test for STBBIs.
• You are in a stable relationship and wish to stop using condoms.
• You have doubts about your present or past sexual partners.
• You’ve come into contact with another person’s blood.

Appointment slots are visible as soon as you register online. It's often possible to get your appointment the same day, or the next day.

• Refrain from urinating for one hour before the test.
• Bring valid identification.
• Bring your Quebec health insurance card (RAMQ), if you have one.
• Bring your debit or credit card to pay the fees.

For sampling, there are three possibilities:

• Public Service : You’ll get your results within 10 business days. There’s a $15 fee to transport your samples to the hospital.
• Private Service : You’ll receive your results within 24 to 72 business hours after the lab receives your samples. Fees range from $150 to $375.

Prelib can also provide you with a prescription so you can get your samples taken at the location of your choice.

The process takes about 20 minutes.

Once you've booked your appointment, you can change it without penalty up to 4 hours before the chosen time via your file. MyPrelib.

Changing your appointment, less than 4 hours before the chosen timeYou will be charged an administration fee of 35 $, plus applicable taxes, and you will be required to pay the teleconsultation fee.

It depends on where your samples are analyzed:

• If the analysis is carried out by a public service, it usually takes 7 to 10 working days to obtain the results.
• If the analysis is carried our by our private service, you’ll receive your results within 24 to 72 business hours after the lab receives your samples.

If your results are still not online 3 weeks after you have taken your samples, please contact us at [email protected]. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.

You’ll receive an email no later than 7 business days after your samples are taken to schedule a phone consultation. This consultation is important and mandatory, whether your results are negative or positive.

Your results will be available online in your MonPrelib file immediately after your telephone consultation with a healthcare professional from the Prelib team.

If your results are positive, or if any samples need to be taken again, you will also be contacted by telephone and e-mail. This will enable our team to guide you through the next steps, based on your results.

If you have any problems viewing or understanding your results, please contact us at [email protected].

Prelib works in collaboration with the Quorum clinic, where you can get an appointment quickly if you wish. Everything can be arranged online.

If you prefer to go to another clinic or see your family doctor, you can do that too. The important thing is that you follow through on the recommendations Prelib will make to you if your results are positive.

Our medical teleconsultation services are covered by RAMQ. You only need to pay for the transportation of your samples to the lab (between $5–$15).

Our teleconsultation services cost $41.50, plus tax. The transportation and analysis fees for samples sent to a private lab range from $150 to $375, depending on the number of samples. You'll receive your results within 24 to 72 business hours after the lab receives them.

A form will be given to you at your Prelib appointment. This form will enable you to claim the cost of your medical consultation in your province of residence.

Our telemedicine services cost $41.50, plus applicable taxes. Transport and lab analysis fees for private testing range from $150 to $375, depending on the number of samples. You’ll receive your results within 24 to 72 business hours after they’re received by the lab.

With the Interim Federal Health Program (IFH), you only pay for the transportation of your samples to the lab, ranging from $5 to $15 + tax. A $46 + tax fee is required to book your appointment, but this amount will be refunded at the clinic once your samples have been collected.

A copy of the government-issued certificate showing your identification number will be required at the time of appointment.

The cost of transporting your samples to the laboratory.

These samples require special, controlled transport conditions. You'll have to pay this fee when you visit the Prelib center for your sample(s).

They cost 5 $, plus applicable taxes, if there is no blood sampling, and 15 $, plus applicable taxes, if there is blood sampling.

If you prefer to take your direct debits elsewhere than at Prelib, you can pick up your request at the center at no extra charge.

Your personal and medical information is kept securely in accordance with Quebec and Canadian laws. You can trust us. Respect and confidentiality are our business!

Prelib requires certain personal information in order to : 

• send you your results,
• contact you if your results are positive,
• pay for your electronic medical consultation (if applicable),
• assess your risk of contracting an STI and provide you with personalized recommendations,
• report any positive results to the public health agency, where they will be stored in a secure database as stipulated by law.