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ChemSex

What is ChemSex?

It is the intentional use of drugs (substances) to have sex over a long period of time (from several hours to several days) among gay men, bisexual men, other men who have sex with men (MSM) and more recently, people with other identities sexual (trans women, non-binary people, queer…). Some terms that are used colloquially are: session, chill, etc.

Where is ChemSex practiced?

Both at sex parties in private homes and in commercial sex venues (saunas, rental flats or sex clubs) and in cruising areas.

How is ChemSex practiced?

Consumption can be solo (for example, virtually: watching porn or chatting on live camera), one on one, threesomes or group sex (this implies that it can be between groups of friends, in open or closed relationships, with sexual partners and/or with strangers). In addition, the use of contact pages, mobile applications and WhatsApp is very frequent.

Where do I find more information?

For now we’re pointing you to this website for more information in Spanish or here in English. For support in Spanish or English see our page here.

Sexual Health Screening

Where can I go for a sexual health screening?

checkpoint Canarias can undertake rapid testing for the following: HIV, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea.

To make an appointment at our Maspalomas clinic, click here.

Alternatives

In the Canary Islands there are a number of options for a full in depth screening depending on the health cover you have.

Public Health

  • You can contact your GP to request a sexual health screening (“Análisis ITS”)

Private Health

  • It depends on the coverage you have in your policy, most likely you can request an analysis from your family medicine doctor, or in hospitals with a specialist.

Private Purchase

  • We can recommend this private provider, Eurofins Megalab, a chain of clinical laboratories who offer the possibility of making an online purchase.
  • This package gives you an extensive analysis – click here
  • Their network is listed in our directory and here

What tests should I do?

They should perform a combination of the following tests depending on your sexual orientation and sexual practices:

  • Blood Tests:
    • HIV
    • Syphilis
    • Hepatitis B
    • Hepatitis C
  • Urine or urethral swab test:
    • Chlamydia
    • Gonorrhea
    • Possibility of other pathogens such as Ureaplasma, Mycoplasma etc.
  • Rectal swab test
    • Chlamydia
    • Gonorrhea
    • Other pathogens
  • Pharyngeal swab test:
    • Chlamydia
    • Gonorrhea
    • Other pathogens
  • Vaginal swab test:
    • Chlamydia
    • Gonorrhea
    • Other pathogens

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Rapid HIV Tests

In the Canary Islands there are many options for taking a rapid test.

Currently the Rapid HIV Test is performed for:

  • Men who have sex with men (MSM), transsexual women who work in prostitution, bisexual men, high-risk prostitution, injecting drug users (UDVP), serodiscordant couples and people living in extreme poverty.

Why should I take a test?

If the result is NEGATIVE, you have:

  • Peace of mind knowing that you do not have an infection.
  • The ability to protect yourself and avoid infections in the future.

If the result is POSITIVE, you have:

  • Health due to being able to treat yourself and prevent the infection from advancing and becoming more complicated.
  • Control of the situation and decision-making about your life.
  • Quality of life since the control and treatment of the infection allows to continue with the normal activities of life.
  • The ability to avoiding re-infections or transmitting the infection to other people.

How is the test done?

In Oral fluid: OraQuick Advance:

  • It is a single-use qualitative immunoassay to detect antibodies against HIV type 1 and 2 in oral fluid samples.

In Blood:

  • It is a single-use qualitative immunoassay to detect antibodies against HIV type 1 and 2 in samples of a few droplets of blood drawn from a finger.

How long will the results take?

The rapid tests will have results within about 20 minutes, depending on the type of test performed.

Where do they test?

Take the test in our own site in Maspalomas.

See here the network of detection points in the islands

Take a self test, buying it in the pharmacy network

¿How to take a rapid test?

Useful Links

Address

Asociación de Bienestar Sexual Integral de Canarias
CC Eurocenter (Floor 3, Unit 185)
Avenida de Moya, 6
Playa del Inglés
35100
Gran Canaria
828 6 43210
info@checkpointcanarias.com
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