Free and Confidential STD Testing in Tarrant County

If you’re sexually active, especially if you have a new partner or you have multiple partners, you should go in for routine STD testing at least once a year. STD testing is not a regular part of a routine visit to a primary care physician or gynecologist.

You should make an appointment for STD testing right away if you have any of the following:

• Current symptoms of a sexually transmitted disease
• A recent diagnosis of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, or HIV at another clinic, but not able to get treatment yet
• A sexual partner who recently tested positive for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea or chlamydia

Women who are pregnant should also be tested for syphilis and HIV starting early in pregnancy. Testing needs to be repeated as recommended by a health provider to protect the health of mothers and their infants.

The CDC recommends STD testing for the following age groups and demographics:

• All adults and adolescents ages 13 to 64 should be tested for HIV at least once.
• Women younger than 25 years who are sexually active should get tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia every year.
• Women 25 years and older with risk factors (new or multiple sex partners or a sex partner who has an STD) should also get tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia every year.
  
• Gay and bisexual men, who are sexually active, should get tested at least once a year for syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. Those who have multiple or anonymous partners should be tested more frequently for STDs (i.e., at  three- to six-month intervals).
• Gay and bisexual men, who are sexually active, may also benefit from more frequent HIV testing (e.g., every three to six months).
  
• Anyone who has unprotected sex or shares injection drug equipment (needles, syringes, cookers) should get tested for HIV at least once a year.

At your clinic appointment, please bring:

• Photo identification (ID)
• Proof of income
• Payment (cash, check, credit or debit card)

A completed consent form (English, Spanish)* Available at the clinic or testing location

• Take all medicine as directed.
• Refer your sex partner(s) to the STD/HIV (Adult Health Services) clinic for testing and treatment.
• If symptoms re-occur, contact the clinic immediately.
• To reduce the risk of re-infection, use a condom every time you have sex.
• Return to the clinic for follow-up examinations as directed.

There is no single test that can screen for all STDs. However, many STD tests often include:

• Urine samples
• Blood sample (used to test for HIV and syphilis)

All testing services are provided by professionals who are specially trained in STD sample collection. He or she will walk you through the process before it begins, answering any questions and addressing any concerns you may have.

You will receive your lab results as soon as they are available, usually within three to seven business days.

You will be given a phone number to get your test results by telephone. We can only give results to clients. Test results are not given over the phone to friends or family members.