We are changing the way we work…
The Edinburgh Steriod Clinic was initially set up to provide a service for people using image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs). Over the years we have seen an increase in the number of people attending the clinic as they are taking hormones for a number of reasons including gender related issues. Due to this increase we are changing the way that we work in a bid to offer the most appropriate service in relation to the clinic times available.
From Monday 6th November appointments for bloods only will now be offered on a pre-booking basis rather than a drop-in basis. We will be offering appointments on the first Monday evening of every month (1700 – 1930). Each appointment will last 15 minutes; we would ask that you arrive no earlier than 10 minutes prior to your appointment and please do not bring friends with you. In order to offer the service to as many as possible, blood testing will be limited to every 6 months per person. Repeat appointments will not be bookable at the time of attendance.
We will request your address on attendance and results will be posted to you. If you have not received your results within 2 weeks please contact the Spittal Street Centre.
The changes to our service are being developed so that we can continue to offer the best care for those who need it. We need to be able to do this safely, for us and for you.
Apart from the above change the clinic will continue as normal every Monday for harm reduction around IPED use and continue to operate both a drop-in and appointment system.
Please be aware if too many people attend in any one drop-in session, they may be asked to reattend on another evening
Please call reception on 0131 537 8300 to book an appointment or with any queries.
When
Every Monday 1700-1900 (Please be aware we are closed on Scottish Public Holidays). Appointment time slots are 1730, 1815 and 1900.
Public Holidays: Monday 1st April 2024 – There will be no clinic on these dates
Where
Spittal Street Centre
(Lady Lawson Street Entrance)
22-24 Spittal Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9DU
This is a specialist NHS clinic for those using anabolic steroids and other image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs) based at the Spittal Street Centre. Like other harm reduction services, all services provided at the steroid clinic are done so confidentially and anonymously; therefore, no information is stored on medical records or shared with any other services. At this clinic, healthcare professionals can provide:
- harm reduction advice such as alternatives to steroid use, safer injecting, side effect minimisation, safer dosaging advice, advice around post cycle therapy drugs, and advice about individual steroids and other Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs
- provision of sterile injecting equipment
- blood tests and vaccinations for blood-borne viruses
- mid-cycle and post-cycle blood tests. The tests offered are to check hormone levels which can be negatively affected by steroid use such as testosterone, luteinising hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, and oestrogen, as well as blood tests for cholesterol levels, kidney, liver and prostate functions, and full blood counts. We will also provide a baseline blood test for those who are thinking of using steroids
- free condoms via the C:Card service
- psychology service
- support to stop using
- assistance with physical health or mental health concerns
Please be aware
If you are attending for mid-cycle blood tests please ensure that:
- you are at least half way through your current cycle
If you are attending the clinic for post cycle blood tests please ensure that:
- if you are using a post cycle therapy that you have finished this by at least two weeks
- if you are not using a post cycle therapy, usage has ceased for a minimum of 4 weeks.
Contact
Telephone: 0131 537 8300
