STIs or STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are usually passed through sexual contact with an infected partner. They include many diseases such as HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, genital warts, hepatitis, syphilis, and others.
STDs are widespread – more than 2.5 million people in the U.S. are infected each year. Having a STI can make you more likely to get HIV.
Talk about your testing needs with your health care provider.
Get Tested
Protect yourself and get tested right away if you think you have any symptoms, or think you’ve been exposed to an STD. Many STDs don’t have any symptoms, especially in women. We offer low or no-cost testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV.
The Florida Department of Health in Indian River County is committed to the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Florida. We have a staff of trained individuals available to test, treat, counsel, and educate the public about STDs. Clinical services are provided in strict confidence and are available to all Florida residents who seek care for the prevention of STDs. We offer STD services on a reasonable and/or no cost basis to adults and adolescents, regardless of their citizenship status.
Our highly trained STD Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) can help you with any testing, treatment, counseling or education questions or concerns you have. As with all aspects of our STD services, testing and results are strictly confidential, and testing can be performed discretely in our adult health clinic. Our DIS will notify any individual who tests positive for HIV, syphilis, or any other STD. Another important role of our DIS is to promptly treat pregnant women and/or their partners who test positive for an STD to ensure a healthy life for the unborn child.
For more information, please call 772-794-7471.
Visit the Florida Department of Health Sexually Transmitted Disease webpage for additional information.