Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening Services
Who may use these services: Free for registered Stanford students. Spouses and domestic partners for a fee.
This information was formerly known as STD Screening
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How do I get tested for STIs at Vaden?
- Make an appointment at Vaden medical services for STI screening.
- Fill out our confidential questionnaire and bring it with you to help the clinician determine the appropriate tests for you.
- Men may have a genital exam.
- Women may have a pelvic exam.
- You may need to give a urine sample or blood specimen.
- See STI screening information for students for more details about specific tests.
- For HIV testing:
- For confidential HIV testing, you will need to sign a consent form.
- For anonymous HIV testing, please have testing done by HIV*PACT at Wellness and Health Promotion Services.
The Difference between Confidential and Anonymous HIV Testing
Confidential HIV Testing
Appointments through Medical Services are confidential, but not anonymous. This means that your name will appear on the lab requisition, and the lab results are filed in your medical records. Medical Services takes special precautions to safeguard the confidentiality of these results. However, the law enacted in April, 2006 mandates that we report individuals with positive test results for chlamydia, hepatitis B, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV and hepatitis C must be reported, by law, to the County Department of Public Health. If you need documentation of your results, this is the type of testing you need.
Anonymous HIV Testing
If you do not need documentation of your test results, you might consider anonymous screening conducted by HIV*PACT at Wellness and Health Promotion Services. When scheduling your appointments, please use an anonymous name. Positive test results must be reported, by law, to the County Department of Public Health.
See the HIV Overview for how HIV is tramsmitted and how you can avoid infection.