Sexual Health
Sexual Health D&G offer a range of services for young people age 13 and over including:
- Contraception
- Emergency Contraception
- Pregnancy Testing
- Unplanned Pregnancy Advice
- STI Testing, Treatment and Vaccination
- Free condoms
- Free STI Postal Testing Kits (age 16 and over)
- Sexual Health Information and Advice e.g. period problems, puberty, sexual development
Phone appointments as well as in-person appointments in Dumfries and Stranraer are available (with pre-booking). Sexual Health D&G also run a drop in clinic on Mondays 3.45-5.45pm in Dumfries for 13 to 18 years olds.
More information can be found on their website at: https://sexualhealthdg.co.uk/index.php
Click on the images below for downloadable versions of these posters which can be printed and displayed around your school:
Sexual Health D&G also produce business cards (shown below) that can be sent to your school. If you would like to order some business cards, please email dg.sexual-health@nhs.scot
Presentations from Sexual Health D&G
Sexual Health D&G delivered some bitesize training sessions on sexual health. You can access the slides at:
- Sexual Health Training – Introduction to Sexual Health 2025.pptx
- Sexual Health Training – Intellectual Disabilities.pptx
- Sexual Health Training – Young People’s Sexual Health 13-18.pptx
If you have any queries on the slides, please contact Dyfrig at Sexual Health D&G dyfrig.hywel@nhs.scot
School Nursing
The School Nursing service can also support young people with sexual health. You can find out more about the sexual health services they can offer at: What Sexual Health provisions can School Nurses provide.pdf
Contraception
Unplanned pregnancies are on the rise in Scotland. Sexual Health is working in collaboration with the School Nurses, Public Health, D&G Council’s Education Department and Youth Work to address the poor uptake of contraception, especially amongst younger people. It’s a national issue; NHS D&G’s uptake figures are comparatively good, but still need to be higher in order to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies.
Part of the problem is misinformation on social media, with unfounded negativity against hormonal contraception leading to more people using fertility tracking / natural family planning, which is ineffective. The danger to health from unwanted pregnancies [e.g. blood clots] far outweighs any that are posed by the side-effects of hormonal contraception.
Young women are urged to book appointments with Sexual Health D&G – or their GPs – to discuss which contraception method is right for them. Phone and in-person consultations are available.
Sexual Health D&G recommend the following website for contraception information for young people: https://www.contraceptionchoices.org/
Sexual Health D&G – Contraception – Real World Effectiveness Poster.pdf
Condoms
Schools can signpost young people age 13+ to Sexual Health D&Gs free online service for condoms at: https://sexualhealthdg.co.uk/condoms-by-post.php
Using this service, condoms are sent out to young people along with a leaflet that includes links to RSHP-approved safe condom use videos. Teachers can also contact the service for free condoms to be sent to the school if a young person is not keen to use the online service or to receive a supply of condoms in school for specific events such as delivering as part of the curriculum. To request condoms by post, email: dg.sexual-health@nhs.scot
Sexual Health have created a poster about their condom service that can be displayed in schools at: Sexual Health D&G – Free Condoms Poster.pdf
