Embrace a healthy and responsible sexual life.

The time required to detect a disease (commonly called the ‘window period’ in medecine) 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 get your results within 10 working days. There is a charge of 15 $ for transporting your samples to the hospital.
• Private service: you get your results within 24 to 48 working hours of receiving them from the laboratory. Fees vary from 150 $ to 375 $.
• Prélib can also give you the prescription so that you can take your samples 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 all depends on the service you chose. As soon as your results are available, you will receive an email within the timeframes indicated below to schedule a phone consultation. This consultation is important and mandatory, whether your results are negative or positive.

• Free public service : 7 to 14 business days after your tests
• Fast private service : 24 to 72 business hours after your tests

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 additional tests need to be done, you will also be contacted by phone and email. This will allow our team to guide you on the next steps, based on your result.

If you have difficulty accessing or understanding your results, you can contact us at [email protected]. [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 fees for transportation and analysis of samples at a private lab range from $150 to $375, depending on the number of tests. You’ll receive your results within 24 to 48 business hours after the lab receives your samples.

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 medical teleconsultation services will cost you $41.50, plus applicable taxes. The transportation and analysis fees for samples at a private lab range from $150 to $375, depending on the number of tests. You’ll receive your results within 24 to 48 business hours after the lab processes your samples.

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.