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Home test kits. Test privately.

Order online, take your sample at home, and we collect it from your door. Results by email in 5 to 7 working days, or 14 for gut health. No doctor's referral, no clinic visit.

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  • 100,000+ people tested since 2001
  • Plain courier bag
  • Return courier included
  • Results by email
  • No doctor’s referral
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The blue Epicentre urethral sampling kit and the pink cervical sampling kit

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Two quick questions and we’ll point you to the kit that fits, with what it covers and when your results come.

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What brings you here?

This helps you choose a test. It isn’t a diagnosis. Not sure? WhatsApp us and a nurse will help.

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The pink and blue Epicentre sexual health kit boxes

Order online

Choose your test. It arrives in a plain courier bag, or collect it from a pickup point.

1 to 2 business days near a branch, 2 to 4 elsewhere
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A sterile swab, a urine jar and a parafilm seal strip from an Epicentre kit

Collect at home

A swab, urine or stool sample, depending on the kit. Picture instructions in the box. No needles.

About 5 minutes
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The sealed specimen bag and instruction card inside an Epicentre kit

Send it back

WhatsApp us a photo of your packed kit. We book the courier to collect it from your door.

Return included
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Opening an Epicentre kit box, with the results timeline printed inside the lid

Get results

Emailed only to you, in a plain-language report.

5 to 7 working days after the lab receives it (gut 14)

Private from start to finish

  • A plain courier bagNothing on the outside says what’s inside. Want the box unlabelled too? Tick “Plain box, no label” at checkout.
  • Your bank statement just says “Epicentre”Nothing about the test you ordered.
  • Results only to youBy encrypted email. We don’t share them with anyone without your written consent.
  • No referral, no clinic visitPrefer to stay anonymous? Walk in to a branch: no name, no ID.

All home test kits

Delivery: free within 10km of our branches, R300 anywhere else in South Africa, with the return included. Discounts: 10% for students (5% on gut tests) and 10% for pensioners (not on gut tests).

The Epicentre cervical sampling kit: a brown box with a pink label

Small sexual health test

Best for: A quick routine check, with no symptoms.

Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and genital herpes (HSV-2).

  • Tests for 4 infections
  • Results in 5 to 7 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhoea
  • Herpes (Type 2)
  • Trichomoniasis
Which kit?

R1,235 or 4 × R309 with Payflex

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Most popularThe Epicentre cervical sampling kit: a brown box with a pink label

Medium sexual health test

Best for: A routine check that includes HPV.

Everything in Small, plus HPV, herpes type 1, Mycoplasma genitalium, ureaplasma and E. coli O18.

  • Tests for 9 infections
  • Results in 5 to 7 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • E. coli O18
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Ureaplasma urealyticum
  • Trichomonas vaginalis
  • HSV-1
  • HSV-2
  • HPV
Which kit?

R1,580 or 4 × R395 with Payflex

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The Epicentre cervical sampling kit: a brown box with a pink label

Large sexual health test: vagina or cervix

Best for: Discharge, itching, odour or burning, or a wider check.

The common STIs and HPV, plus the bacteria and yeast behind BV and thrush, such as Gardnerella and Candida.

  • Tests for 17 infections
  • Results in 5 to 7 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • Atopobium vaginae
  • BVAB2
  • Candida spp
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • E. coli O18
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • HSV
  • HPV
  • Lactobacillus spp
  • Mobiluncus spp
  • Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Mycoplasma hominis
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Prevotella bivia
  • Trichomonas vaginalis
  • Megasphaera spp
  • Ureaplasma urealyticum

R1,925 or 4 × R482 with Payflex

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The Epicentre urethral sampling kit: a brown box with a blue label

Large sexual health test: penis or prostate

Best for: Burning, discharge or irritation, or a wider check.

The common STIs and HPV, plus bacteria and yeast that cause burning and irritation, such as Group B Strep and Candida.

  • Tests for 17 infections
  • Results in 5 to 7 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Prevotella bivia
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B)
  • Candida spp
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Haemophilus ducreyi
  • Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Mycoplasma hominis
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Treponema pallidum
  • Ureaplasma urealyticum
  • Trichomonas vaginalis
  • HSV-1
  • HSV-2
  • HPV

R1,925 or 4 × R482 with Payflex

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Most thoroughThe Epicentre cervical sampling kit: a brown box with a pink label

Extra Large sexual health test

Best for: Symptoms that keep coming back, or the fullest check we offer.

Every STI in Large, plus a full map of the bacteria and yeast in your sample.

  • Tests for 34 infections
  • Results in 5 to 7 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • Atopobium vaginae
  • BVAB2
  • Bacteroides fragilis
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • E. coli O18
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Lactobacillus crispatus
  • L. gasseri
  • L. iners
  • L. jensenii
  • Mobiluncus curtisii
  • M. mulieris
  • Prevotella bivia
  • S. aureus
  • Strep. agalactiae
  • Megasphaera 1 & 2
  • Candida spp (7 species)
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Haemophilus ducreyi
  • Mycoplasma genitalium
  • M. hominis
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Treponema pallidum
  • Ureaplasma urealyticum
  • Trichomonas vaginalis
  • HSV-1
  • HSV-2
  • HPV
Which kit?

R3,305 or 4 × R827 with Payflex

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The Epicentre cervical sampling kit: a brown box with a pink label

HPV screening test

Best for: Finding out whether you have HPV.

Detects HPV, the virus behind most cervical cell changes. It doesn’t say which strain.

  • Tests for HPV
  • Results in 5 to 7 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • HPV Test
Which kit?

R890 or 4 × R223 with Payflex

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The Epicentre cervical sampling kit: a brown box with a pink label

Comprehensive HPV test

Best for: After a positive HPV result, to find out which strain.

Identifies 28 HPV strains, including the high-risk types 16 and 18.

  • Tests for 28 HPV strains
  • Results in 5 to 7 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • HPV-6
  • HPV-11
  • HPV-16
  • HPV-18
  • HPV-26
  • HPV-31
  • HPV-33
  • HPV-35
  • HPV-39
  • HPV-40
  • HPV-42
  • HPV-43
  • HPV-44
  • HPV-45
  • HPV-51
  • HPV-52
  • HPV-53
  • HPV-54
  • HPV-56
  • HPV-58
  • HPV-59
  • HPV-61
  • HPV-66
  • HPV-68
  • HPV-69
  • HPV-70
  • HPV-73
Which kit?

R1,925 or 4 × R482 with Payflex

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NewThe Epicentre cervical sampling kit: a brown box with a pink label

BV and microbiome test

Best for: Discharge, odour or itching that keeps coming back, with no STI worries.

The bacteria behind BV, plus the protective Lactobacillus species.

  • Tests for 17 vaginal bacteria
  • Results in 5 to 7 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • Atopobium vaginae
  • BVAB2
  • Bacteroides fragilis
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • E. coli O18
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • L. crispatus
  • L. gasseri
  • L. iners
  • L. jensenii
  • Mobiluncus curtisii
  • M. mulieris
  • Prevotella bivia
  • S. aureus
  • Strep. agalactiae (Group B)
  • Megasphaera 1
  • Megasphaera 2
Which kit?

R1,609 or 4 × R403 with Payflex

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The Epicentre cervical sampling kit: a brown box with a pink label

UTI test

Best for: Burning when you pee, or UTIs that keep coming back.

E. coli and 10 other common causes, including 7 types of Candida, so treatment can target the right one.

  • Tests for 11 causes of UTIs
  • Results in 5 to 7 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • E. coli
  • E. faecalis
  • C. albicans
  • C. dubliniensis
  • C. glabrata
  • C. krusei
  • C. lusitaniae
  • Candida parapsilosis
  • C. tropicalis
  • S. aureus
  • S. agalactiae
Which kit?

R1,609 or 4 × R403 with Payflex

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Most popularThe Epicentre Complete Gut Profile home test kit box

Complete Gut Profile

Best for: The full picture: good and harmful microbes together.

Good bacteria, core bacteria, harmful bacteria, parasites and H. pylori.

  • Tests for 44 microbes
  • Results in 14 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • 17 Beneficial Probiotics
  • 8 Core Bacteria
  • 9 Harmful Pathogens
  • 5 E. coli Strains
  • 4 Parasites
  • Helicobacter pylori

R4,500 or 4 × R1,125 with Payflex

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The Epicentre Gut Essentials Beneficial home test kit box

Gut Essentials: Beneficial Microbes

Best for: Checking your good bacteria, before or after changing your diet or probiotic.

Beneficial bacteria including Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Akkermansia and Faecalibacterium.

  • Tests for 17 good bacteria
  • Results in 14 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • Akkermansia muciniphila
  • Bifidobacterium (5 species)
  • Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
  • Lactobacillus (7 species)
  • Roseburia hominis
  • Streptococcus thermophilus

R2,500 or 4 × R625 with Payflex

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NewThe Epicentre Gut Essentials Harmful Microbes home test kit box

Gut Essentials: Harmful Microbes

Best for: Diarrhoea, bloating or tummy trouble, including after travel.

Harmful bacteria, parasites and yeast, including Salmonella, Giardia and H. pylori.

  • Tests for 23 harmful microbes
  • Results in 14 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • Candida albicans
  • Clostridioides difficile
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Campylobacter
  • Salmonella
  • Yersinia enterocolitica
  • Vibrio
  • Plesiomonas shigelloides
  • 5 disease-causing E. coli strains (EPEC, EAEC, ETEC, STEC, EIEC/Shigella)
  • Cryptosporidium
  • Cyclospora cayetanensis
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Giardia lamblia
  • Helicobacter pylori

R2,500 or 4 × R625 with Payflex

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The Epicentre Gut Deep Dive home test kit box

Gut Deep Dive and Disease Association

Best for: The Complete Gut Profile plus a report on 35 health traits.

The same 44 microbes, plus how your microbiome compares with people with 35 health traits, from IBS to allergies.

  • Tests for 44 microbes plus a disease report
  • Results in 14 working days
Full list of what’s tested
  • 17 Beneficial Probiotics
  • 8 Core Bacteria
  • 9 Harmful Pathogens
  • 5 E. coli Strains
  • 4 Parasites
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Disease Association Report

R5,950 or 4 × R1,488 with Payflex

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In short. Epicentre offers 13 home test kits in South Africa, from R890 for HPV screening to R5,950 for the Gut Deep Dive. Each kit is delivered in a plain courier bag, or collected from a branch or a pickup point. You take a swab, urine or stool sample at home and we collect it from your door for laboratory PCR analysis, the same analysis used on walk-in samples. PCR results take 5 to 7 working days and gut health panels 14 working days. No doctor’s referral is needed. Blood tests can’t be done from a home kit and need a walk-in visit or a nurse call-out.

See inside a kit

Real kits being opened. The clips have no sound and play as you scroll. You can pause them at any time.

The cervical sampling kitFor a cervix or vagina. See cervical STI testing
The urethral sampling kitFor a penis or prostate. See penile STI testing
A gut health kitSee gut testing

The gut kit is unboxed by one of our ambassadors, who are partners of Epicentre. Their views are their own and aren’t medical advice.

What happens after you test

Your results reportExample only, not real patient results
Tested forResult
Chlamydia trachomatisNot detected
Neisseria gonorrhoeaeNot detected
Mycoplasma genitaliumDetected

Your report starts with a summary of anything detected, explains each result in plain language, and suggests the next step. Your doctor can use it too.

Sister Lindiwe Mfeka
Sister LindiweObservatory, Cape Town
Sister Lucia Mohalenyane
Sister LuciaParktown North, Johannesburg

Questions before you order, or about a result? Message us on WhatsApp and a nurse will help. If a result needs treatment, we’ll point you to your own doctor or a doctor we work with.

Samples are analysed by SANAS-accredited partner laboratories. Epicentre has been testing South Africans since 2001.

Ask a nurse on WhatsAppRead 39 questions our nurses answered

Over 65? UTIs become more common with age because of immune changes and, in women, lower oestrogen after menopause. The UTI test (R1,609, or R1,448 with the pensioner discount) finds the exact cause, so treatment targets the right organism. Prefer a walk-in? Every home kit test is also available at our branches in Durban (Hillcrest), Cape Town (Observatory) and Johannesburg (Parktown North). Book a walk-in

Home kit FAQs

How do home test kits work?
Order your kit online. It arrives in a plain courier bag with picture instructions. Collect your sample at home: a swab and a urine sample for sexual health, HPV, BV and UTI kits, or a stool sample for gut health. Seal it in the bag provided and WhatsApp us a photo of the packed kit. We book the courier to collect it from your door, and your results are emailed to you.
Is the packaging discreet?
Yes. Your kit arrives sealed in a plain courier bag from The Courier Guy, with nothing on the outside to say what’s inside. The kit box inside is labelled. If you’d rather it wasn’t, tick “Plain box, no label” at checkout and we’ll send it unmarked. The items inside are labelled for the lab, so only you see what the test is.
What shows on my bank statement?
Just “Epicentre”. Nothing about the test you ordered.
How long do results take?
Your kit arrives in 1 to 2 business days within 10km of a branch, or 2 to 4 business days elsewhere. Results take 5 to 7 working days from when the lab receives your sample, or 14 working days for gut health panels. You get one report by email: colour-coded, in plain language, and usable by your doctor.
What happens if a result is positive?
Your report explains what each result means. We don’t treat, but we’ll point you to the right next step: your own doctor or clinic, or a doctor we work with. Message us on WhatsApp if you’re unsure what a result means.
Can I collect a kit instead of waiting for delivery?
Yes. We have pickup points in Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Durban where you can collect a sexual health, HPV, UTI or BV kit the same day. The kit is sealed, and staff at the pickup point never see your results. Gut kits aren’t stocked at pickup points.
Do I need a doctor’s referral?
No. Order online, test at home and get your results by email. If your results need follow-up, we recommend sharing them with your doctor.
Which tests aren’t available as a home kit?
Anything that needs blood from a vein, including HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, hormones, thyroid, cholesterol and liver tests. Those need a walk-in visit at Observatory in Cape Town, Hillcrest in Durban or Parktown North in Johannesburg, or a nurse call-out.
Is there a student or pensioner discount?
Yes. Students get 10% off home kits (5% on gut health) with a code from the Varsity Vibe app. Pensioners get 10% off all home kits except gut health: mention it when ordering online, or show your ID at a branch.
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