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.
Testing is available every Thursday from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 1 – 3 p.m. at our main office in Sanford.
Reporting Guidelines for Providers and Professionals
Florida Administrative Code 64D-3, titled Control of Communicable Diseases and Conditions Which May Significantly Affect Public Health, empowers the Department of Health to record communicable diseases and dictates when and how diseases are to be reported to the Department by both practitioners and laboratories.
If you are a practitioner, you should report the diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease (with the exception of HIV/AIDS) to the Florida Department of Health or complete a Disease Report Form: