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

Services available in Saskatchewan

STI testing and sexual health

• Online STI testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV and hepatitis, and a herpes blood test
• 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 and DHT testing, and bloodwork for steroid and PED users
• Vitamin D, when you have one of the medical reasons that the intake lists
• PSA test
• TB blood test (IGRA)

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
• A referral for a sleep apnea study, and an echocardiogram for steroid and PED users

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 Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan

TeleTest requisitions work at 15 collection sites in Regina and Saskatoon:

• LifeLabs in Regina: 5 patient service centres. TeleTest faxes your requisition to the site that you choose.
• LifeLabs in Saskatoon: 5 patient service centres. Saskatoon labs do not take faxed requisitions, so print your requisition from your portal and bring it.
• Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) hospitals: Pasqua Hospital and Regina General Hospital in Regina, and Royal University Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital and, for children, Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. Print your requisition and bring it.

Find a lab in Saskatchewan and its hours in Regina or Saskatoon.

Cost

Prices in Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan Health covers cost nothing at the lab.

What is different in Saskatchewan

• Health card: Saskatchewan Health takes the place of OHIP. Your card has a 9-digit Health Services Number (HSN). Some tests that OHIP covers have different coverage in Saskatchewan.
• Clinicians: Our Saskatchewan clinicians are nurse practitioners registered with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS). Their title is RN(NP).
• Privacy: The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) of Saskatchewan protects your health information, with oversight from the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner.
• Pharmacy: TeleTest faxes your prescription to a Saskatchewan pharmacy. Home delivery is available in Ontario only.
• Not available in Saskatchewan yet: bone density, chest X-ray, dating ultrasound, ECG and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; colon cancer screening (FIT); throat, rectal, herpes PCR and BV/yeast swabs; sensitive estradiol, folate, free PSA, NMR lipid profile, blood group, H. pylori tests, Mycoplasma genitalium, Trichomonas, isocyanate, rabies titres and semen analysis; vasectomy referrals, prenatal bloodwork, pre-operative bloodwork, talent screening and cosmetic dermatology.

Get started

Start online STI testing, or see every service available in Saskatchewan. 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 Saskatchewan (CRNS) provide these services. This post is for information only and is not medical advice.

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