Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis and HIV
The Marion County Health Department offers testing for genitourinary (urine test), pharyngeal (throat swab) and rectal (rectal swab) for Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and blood testing for Syphilis and HIV. All clients that are 26 years of age or older must meet the Illinois Department of Public Health screening criteria for the Gonorrhea and Chlamydia testing to be performed.
All clients are encouraged to get the 4 base STI test (Gonorrhea & Chlamydia urine test, Syphilis & HIV) completed for free.
The STI testing will be done by appointment only.
If the patient receives a positive test result, the patient will be referred to a local medical clinic for evaluation and treatment. If the patient is referred and doesn’t have medical insurance the clinic will charge a sliding scale fee based on income and family size.
Call the health department at the Salem office for scheduling at 618-548-3878
What are the screening criteria?
FEMALE patients must meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Age 25 or younger and sexually active or pregnant
- Age 26 or older with one or more of the following risks:
STD Signs or Symptoms
– vaginal discharge
– mucopurulent cervicitis
– pelvic pain or suspected pelvic inflammatory disease
- Sex partner of individual diagnosed with Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhea
- Sex partner risk
– new sex partner in past 3 months
– more than 1 sex partner in past 3 months
- STD Diagnoses/history in past 3 years
- Pregnant (and one or more of the above risks)
- IUD Insertion
- Re-screen females infected with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea three months after treatment to detect
re-infection
MALE patients must meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Age 25 or younger and sexually active
- Age 26 or older with one or more of the following risks:
STD Signs or Symptoms
– urethral discharge
– dysuria
- Sex partner of individual diagnosed with Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhea
- Re-screen males infected with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea three months after treatment to detect re-infection
Informational Links:
HIV PrEP4Illinois Program
By taking a daily pill called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), people at high risk of contracting HIV can significantly reduce their likelihood of being infected with HIV. Follow the link below to find out more about HIV PrEP and available resources.