Saturday is National HIV Testing Day!

Are you sexually active? We recommended that you get tested for STD's every 3-6 months, about as often as you get your oil changed. Its like a sexual health lube job! This Saturday is National HIV Testing day, so we are offering Saturday Testing!

Where: Utah AIDS Foundation (1408 S 1100 E)

When: 10am-2pm

Tests offered:

HIV Rapid Test (Free or Donation)

Chlamydia (Free)

Gonorrhea (Free)

Syphilis ($5)

Hepatitis C ($25)

Finally, Planned Parenthood will be back at UAF on Monday offering Hep A/B Vaccinations from 5-7pm. Cost is $10 (the series typically costs $120).

Routine Testing-It Ain't Happening!

This just in from the New York Times:

STD screening is a critical part of health care for sexually active gay men, but few present annually for testing as CDC recommends. In addition, when gay men do present, many doctors fail to screen them for STD's.

Not only are we not getting tested but we are aren't getting all the right tests:

A study by CDC's Dr. Kristen Mahle found that among asymptomatic gay men, many were not tested at all anatomical sites of exposure, so that more than one-third
of rectal gonorrhea infections and more than a quarter of throat infections were missed. Gonorrhea tests should include specimens from all possible sites, including the throat, rectum, and genitals.

Anyone care to share why they do or don't get tested and where they recommend getting tested?