Yukon Sexual Health Clinic

04/02/2026

🌸Good morning ! 🌸

The Yukon sexual health clinic will be closed for Easter weekend and will resume regular hours Tuesday, April 7 !

 we hope everybody has a beautiful weekend!! 🐣 🌸

03/30/2026

We are expanding our team!
If you think you would be a good fit apply - Link below !

Apply for YUKON SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC- OPERATED BY ALLIANCE HEALTH Junior Medical Office Assistant Job in Whitehorse, Canada with Compensation: $66,560

03/24/2026

We are so excited to be offering this service in the near future to eligible patients!

Please note: an appointment is still required in order to get the swab and requisition

From CBC News:

Good news for those who dislike getting pap smears – cervical cancer self-screening will become available in the Yukon through some health care providers as soon as next week.

Pap smears, or cervical exams, are most often used to screen for human paploma virus or HPV. The virus causes 99 per cent of cervical cancers, said Dr. Sarah Saunders, a Whitehorse-based obstetrician and gynecologist.

Usually, pap smears are performed at a clinic by a doctor or health-care provider, but with the new kits, patients will have the option of collecting their own sample on site, or taking a kit home, and bringing it back at their convenience for testing.
Saunders said self-administered swabbing helps reduce barriers for patients who may have had negative experiences in the past such as painful pelvic exams or traumatic sexual experiences.

"There's a whole list of reasons why people might have felt uncomfortable getting a pelvic exam in the past, and so being able to do this self swab eliminates that step at the outset, to hopefully take away that barrier to screening," she said.

Saunders said results are usually available within six weeks. She said some health care providers only follow up if a test is positive in order to decrease administrative burden. Saunders recommends patients confirm with their provider if they want a follow-up call for a negative result.

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This is excellent news for anyone who finds it uncomfortable or triggering to get a pap smear -- something common for survivors of sexualized assault, as well as for many others, for a whole host of reasons. You can find the article, posted on March 18th, on CBC North.

03/05/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Yukon Sexual Health Clinic will be closed today, Thursday March 5th. We will resume normal operations tomorrow

02/20/2026

📣 Clinic Closure Notice

Yukon Sexual Health Clinic will be closed Monday for Heritage Day.

We will reopen Tuesday during our regular business hours.

If you need to leave us a message, please do so and we’ll return your call as soon as possible when we’re back in office.

We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Heritage Day! 💛

02/06/2026

You can now book sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing appointments online. This new tool makes accessing sexual health services more private and convenient.

Visit Yukon.ca/infectious-disease-control at a time that works for you to book free, confidential STI testing.

Read more: https://yukon.ca/en/news/new-online-system-makes-booking-appointments-sexually-transmitted-infections-testing-easier

01/29/2026

We want to take a moment to clarify a few things that are circulating online

📞 Phones & callbacks

Our phone lines are monitored Monday–Friday. Our number one priority is always the patients and practitioners in front of us, Second is answering the phones — which is why we have a voicemail.

Voicemails are usually returned within a few hours. If we’re unable to return a call the same day, it will be returned the following business day. Occasionally, there may be a slightly longer delay if one of us is sick or away

•We return calls once to the number left and leave a generic voicemail asking you to call back. After we call you back, we won’t chase you- it’s up to you call us back again if you miss our call.

• Please speak clearly and leave your phone number in your message

• Repeated calls without leaving a voicemail do not result in a callback

**We have noticed an increase in calls with no one on the other end, so we have also asked IT to look into our phone and voicemail system to make sure everything is working properly and that messages are coming through as they should.**

📅 Appointments & booking

We are not a drop-in clinic. All visits are by appointment only.

Current booking times can be as short as 2–3 weeks, depending on the reason for your visit. Some appointments need to be booked with specific nurse practitioners, which can mean longer waits for more specialized care.

As a standard, appointments are booked Mondays and Tuesdays only. We do sometimes have availability on other days, but this is not consistent and cannot be guaranteed.

We are also working hard to stay within our scope of sexual health–related care. Appointments seeking care outside of this scope will not be booked. We’re happy to send you in the right direction though!

We genuinely care about our patients and work hard to go above and beyond. Seeing things posted that don’t reflect who we are or how we operate is honestly heartbreaking, especially for a team that puts so much into this work.

We appreciate your patience, understanding, and continued trust as we continue to support our community.

Thank you for taking the time to read and for helping keep information accurate.

-The YSHC Team 💜

12/23/2025

Yukon Sexual Health Clinic Update

Due to the extreme cold temperatures today, our staff will be working remotely.
We’ll continue to monitor the weather!

There will be no in person appointments until after the holiday season starting back up January 5th ! 

If you need assistance, please leave us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Stay warm and safe, Yukon ❄️💙

12/10/2025

Yukon Sexual Health Clinic Update

Due to the extreme cold temperatures today, our staff will be working remotely.
We’ll continue to monitor the weather and plan to return to in-clinic operations tomorrow if it warms up.

If you need assistance, please leave us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Stay warm and safe, Yukon ❄️💙

09/25/2025

07/24/2025

Did you know? 🤔
YCDC offers a drop-in STI screening clinic — no appointment needed!

🕐 Monday to Friday, 12:30–4:00 PM
📍 #4 Hospital Road, Whitehorse
📞 867-667-8323

With current wait times at the Yukon Sexual Health Clinic sitting at 8–10 weeks, we recommend accessing YCDC’s drop-in clinic for routine STI testing or if you believe you may have been exposed.

Your health matters — early testing is key! 🧪❤️

04/14/2025

* Cranberry Health *
Here’s a sneak peak to our new beautiful clinic !
Last week until the sexual health clinic is finally open to the public! We just want to take a second to thank everyone for being so patient with us while we made this huge move !!
Our phone lines are open for booking !
867-393-6635 options 3 for sexual health clinic option 2 for The OPAL clinic 1 for the cancellation line!
We are so excited for everyone to see our new location !