STD TESTING AND TREATMENT

Did you know that 1 in 2 sexually active people will get an STD by age 25--and most won't even know it?
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Since many sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) show no symptoms, you or your partner may have an STD from a previous relationship and not know it. Get tested! Free and low-cost options are available at Access Esperanza. Walk-ins welcome.

Our STD testing is confidential, non-judgemental, and free (if you qualify by age and income):

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

Get screened every year if:

  • You’re a sexually active and under age 25
  • You’re older than 25 and at risk of STDs — for example, if you’re having sex with a new partner or multiple partners
  • You’re a man who has sex with men
  • You have HIV
  • You’ve been forced to have sex

Chlamydia and gonorrhea screenings are painless and fast. Test are done either through a urine sample or during a woman’s pelvic exam. Same day results.

Our clinics provide medication to cure chlamydia and gonorrhea.

HIV and Syphilis

Request an HIV or syphilis test if you:

  • Test positive for another STD, which puts you at greater risk of other STDs
  • Have had more than one sexual partner since your last test
  • Use intravenous (IV) drugs
  • Are a man who has sex with men
  • Are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant
  • Have been forced to have sex

HIV screenings, need one drop of blood from the finger. Results are ready in minutes. If the test is positive, we may do a second confirmation test, which we send to a lab. Results for secondary confirmation tests are usually ready in 5 days or less.

Testing for syphilis is done by blood, which is sent to a lab. Results are usually ready in 5 days or less.

Our clinics offer medication that cures syphilis. We refer to agencies that offer free to low-cost HIV treatment.

Genital Herpes

Herpes tests are most accurate during an active outbreak. A sample is taken and sent to the lab. Results are usually ready in 2 weeks or less. Herpes testing is not a routine part of the physical exam. Please request one if you think you may have been infected.

HPV

Some types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause cervical cancer, some can cause genital warts, and others don’t cause either of those. Most people who have had sex will get some type of HPV.

In women, we test for HPV if the Pap test discovers abnormal cells. 

We offer treatment for cancer-causing HPV strains and removal of genital warts. We’ll monitor and manage HPV symptoms, but a cure is not available.

We offer the Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine to help prevent cervical, vulvar, vaginal, and anal cancers caused by HPV. Vaccines are recommended for females ages 9-26 and are most effective before someone has started to have sex.

There are many other kinds of STDs and your physical exam will help us asses other types of infections so that they can be treated. 

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