STD/STI Clinic

The goal of our STI clinic at the Alpha Center is to educate you regarding, physical, mental and emotional issues that can be associated with sexual activity. We want you to be able to make the most informed, educated decisions possible when it comes to your overall health.

Since January of 2000, Alpha Center has been offering FREE STD/STI screening. Our clinic is staffed by our Nurse Manager, volunteer doctors and registered nurses from our community. Because of the high volume of clients, it is necessary to make an appointment for this service.


What to expect:

You will have 3 appointments for your screening.

  • First Visit – You will meet with a Registered Nurse who will take your sexual history information, discuss your STI/STD risk, explain procedures and answer any questions or concerns you might have.
  • Second Visit – This is when you will have your actual exam and screening with a doctor.
  • Third Visit – You will meet with your nurse to go over all your test results and answer any questions you might have. If you have a positive test result, treatment and/or a referrals will be given at this time.

Testing can Include:

  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhea
  • Hepatitis
  • Herpes
  • HIV
  • Pap Smear for abnormal cells
  • Syphillis
  • Trichomonas
  • Yeast and Bacterial Vaginitis

These tests can cost several hundred dollars but we offer it for FREE because we care about you and your health. Testing will be determined by physician consultation.

How at risk am I for an STD?

Quiz:

  1. YesNoHave you ever been sexually active (vaginal, anal, or oral)?
    (If no, Stop here you are not at risk)
  2. YesNoAre you currently sexually active?
  3. Have you ever:
    YesNoa. Had a partner with an STD?
    YesNob. Had a partner who has had more than one partner?
    YesNoc. Had a partner who used injection drugs?
    YesNod. Had a partner who tested positive for HIV?
  4. YesNoAre you using any protection against STD’s when you engage in sexual activity?
  5. YesNoIf you use protection, do you use it correctly and EVERY TIME?
  6. YesNoHave you had more than one sexual partner in your lifetime?
  7. YesNoHave you ever been tested for STD’s?

Score your Quiz
1. Yes = 2 No = 0
2. Yes = 2 No = 0
3a. Yes = 3 No = 0
3b. Yes = 2 No = 0
3c. Yes = 2 No = 0
3d. Yes = 3 No = 0
4. Yes = 0 No = 3
5. Yes = 0 No = 2
6. Yes = 2 No = 0
7. Yes = 0 No = 2
Add your points together
16 – 23 points = HIGH RISK
6 – 15 points = MODERATE RISK
2 – 5 points = LOW RISK

The truth is, if you have ever been sexually active you are at risk for a sexually transmitted infection or disease. Find out if you have an STD by getting tested. We offer FREE and CONFIDENTIAL STD/STI screening.

Facts about STD’s

More than half of all people will have an STD/STI at some point in their lifetime

One in five people in the USA have an STD.

The estimated total number of people living in the US with a viral STD/STI is over 65 million. Every year, there are at least 19 million new cases of STDs/STIs, some of which are curable.

Less than half of adults ages 18 to 44 have ever been tested for an STD/STI other than HIV/AIDS.

Each year, one in four teens contracts an STD/STI.

One in two sexually active persons will contact an STD/STI by age 25

About half of all new STDs/STIs in 2000 occurred among youth ages 15 to 24. The total estimated costs of these nine million new cases of these STDs/STIs was $6.5 billion, with HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV) accounting for 90% of the total burden.

It is estimated that as many as one in five Americans have genital herpes, a lifelong (but manageable) infection, yet up to 90 percent of those with herpes are unaware they have it.

Each year, there are almost 3 million new cases of chlamydia, many of which are in adolescents and young adults. The CDC recommends that sexually active females 25 and under should be screened at least once a year for chlamydia, even if no symptoms are present.

At least 15 percent of all American women who are infertile can attribute it to tubal damage caused by pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), the result of an untreated STD. Consistent condom use reduces the risk of recurrent PID and related complications: significantly, women who reported regular use of condoms in one study were 60 percent less likely to become infertile.



Number
of Sexual
Partners

Sexual Exposure Chart

(if every person has only the same number of partners as you)

 Number
of People
Exposed to
1 1
2 3
3 7
4 15
5 31
6 63
7 127
8 255
9 511
10 1023
11 2047
12 4095