Guidance

Syphilis: explaining the screening result

Information for women whose antenatal screening test detects syphilis.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 9 May 2016
• Last updated: 24 June 2025
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Syphilis: what your positive screening test result means

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Healthcare professionals and women can refer to this information to learn about syphilis and to discuss their screening result and follow-on care.

This information is also available in 10 other languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali and Urdu.