Health Department

What are STDs?

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are passed from one person to another through intimate physical contact and from sexual activity including vaginal, oral and anal sex. STDs are very common. In fact, CDC estimates 20 million new infections occur every year in the United States. STDs can mostly be prevented by not having sex. If you do have sex, you can lower your risk by using condoms and being in a sexual relationship with a partner who does not have an STD. STDs do not always cause symptoms, so it is possible to have an infection and not know it. That is why it is important to get tested if you are having sex.

While sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) affect individuals of all ages, STDs take a particularly heavy toll on young people. CDC estimates that youth ages 15-24 make up just over one quarter of the sexually active population, but account for half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted infections that occur in the United States each year.

The Boone County STD Program offers FREE and confidential testing for the following:

• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Hepatitis C
• HIV
• Syphilis

*Rapid testing now available for Hepatitis C and HIV*

Walk-in hours: Thursdays 9-11am & 2-4pm. No appointment is necessary.

STD Flyer

Please call 765-482-3942 option 5 for more information.