TeleTest has served more than 50,000 patients in Ontario since 2021, and Manitoba residents can now use it too. You do not need a family doctor or a referral. A nurse practitioner licensed in Manitoba reviews your request and sends your lab requisition or prescription.

Services available in Manitoba

STI testing and sexual health

• Online STI testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis and herpes
• DoxyPEP to lower your risk of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis after sex
• PrEP to prevent HIV
• Treatment for cold sores and genital herpes

New to online testing? Read how to get STI testing without a family doctor.

Birth control and women's health

• Birth control prescriptions
• Period delay medication (norethindrone). Read how to skip your period safely.
• Emergency contraception (ella)
• Pregnancy blood test, women's hormone panel and AMH test

Blood tests without a referral

• Blood tests for thyroid, cholesterol, iron, liver and kidney function, diabetes and hormones
• Testosterone testing and bloodwork for steroid and PED users
• Vitamin D, when you have one of the medical reasons that the intake lists
• PSA test
• H. pylori: a blood test at Cadham Provincial Laboratory, or a breath test that you pay for at Dynacare, 790 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg
• Semen analysis

Prescriptions and referrals

• Prescription renewals for blood pressure, cholesterol, thyroid, asthma, allergy and other ongoing medications
• Acne treatment and prescriptions for eczema, rosacea, psoriasis and other skin conditions
• Hair loss treatment and erectile dysfunction medication
• Weight management
• Mental health prescription renewals
• Vaccine prescriptions, such as shingles, hepatitis A and B, and travel vaccines
• Referrals for a sleep apnea study or a vasectomy

How it works

1. Choose a service and answer the health questions online.
2. A nurse practitioner reviews your answers and messages you in the TeleTest portal if they need more information.
3. Get your requisition or prescription. TeleTest faxes prescriptions to the Manitoba pharmacy that you choose.
4. Get your results. Your nurse practitioner reviews your lab results and follows up with you in the portal.

Where to give your samples in Manitoba

• Dynacare: 21 locations in Winnipeg, Brandon, Selkirk, Steinbach, Winkler, Morden, Beausejour and Oakbank. TeleTest faxes your requisition to Dynacare, and the site has it 2 to 3 hours later. To go sooner, print the requisition from your portal and bring it.
• Shared Health: 74 hospital and health centre sites in 67 communities, including Thompson, The Pas, Flin Flon, Portage la Prairie and Churchill. These sites need a provincial health card and do not take payment. Print your requisition and bring it with your health card.

Cadham Provincial Laboratory tests the samples for STIs and other infections. Find a lab in Manitoba and its hours, for example in Winnipeg or Brandon.

Cost

Prices in Manitoba are the same as in Ontario. STI testing costs $49, which includes the consultation, the requisition and follow-up on your results. Most other services cost $49 to $69.

Tests that Manitoba Health covers cost nothing at the lab. Tests that it does not cover show a ($) in TeleTest, and Dynacare charges you for them at the lab. Shared Health sites do not take payment.

What is different in Manitoba

• Health card: Manitoba Health takes the place of OHIP. Your card has a 9-digit Personal Health Identification Number (PHIN). Some tests that OHIP covers have different coverage in Manitoba.
• Clinicians: Our Manitoba clinicians are nurse practitioners registered with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM). Their title is RN(NP).
• Privacy: Manitoba's Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) protects your health information, with oversight from the Manitoba Ombudsman.
• Pharmacy: TeleTest faxes your prescription to a Manitoba pharmacy. Home delivery is available in Ontario only.
• Not available in Manitoba yet: bone density, chest X-ray, dating ultrasound, ECG, echocardiogram and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; colon cancer screening (FIT); throat, rectal, herpes PCR and BV/yeast swabs; the nail fungus test; DHT, sensitive estradiol, IGF-1, reverse T3, selenium, zinc, free PSA, NMR lipid profile, blood group, hepatitis C RNA, the TB blood test (IGRA), Mycoplasma genitalium, Trichomonas, isocyanate and rabies titres; prenatal bloodwork, pre-operative bloodwork, talent screening and cosmetic dermatology.

Get started

Start online STI testing, or see every service available in Manitoba. To compare your options, read TeleTest vs walk-in clinics and family doctors. If you have a question, contact us.

Nurse practitioners registered with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) provide these services. This post is for information only and is not medical advice.

---