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If you are getting a general check up or a physical exam, the medical provider would already know your name if you were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection.

If you are asking about anonymous testing: We do not provide anonymous testing at any of our clinics. However, we do offer confidential testing. There are a limited number of anonymous testing sites in Pennsylvania. If you are interested in anonymous testing, contact the PA Department of Health. If you live outside of PA, contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a list of sites.

If you are asking about mandated STD reporting: PA medical providers are required to report any positive test results by name to the PA Department of Health.  However, the PA Department of Health will not contact or release your test results to any of your family (even if you are under age 18), your sexual or needle sharing partners, or any other private or governmental agency (like the INS, the police, the Department of Public Welfare, your place of employment, or your landlord). Positive test results are reported for several reasons.  First, if you have a curable infection (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis), they want to make sure that you are treated so the disease does not spread any further.  Second, they need to report numbers of positive HIV test results to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure that adequate funding is provided to our state for treatment and management of the disease.  No names are given to the CDC, only numbers.  Third, if you test positive for HIV, they will offer you services and/or assist you in finding services that will help you manage your HIV infection.

When you visit one of our clinics for STD testing services, we ask you to provide us with basic demographic information including your name, address, phone number, date of birth, race, preferred contact method (how you would like us to contact you), etc.   As HIV testing requires informed consent in PA, you will be asked to sign a consent form that explains the purpose and limitations of the test, the meaning of positive and negative results, and potential uses of test results.  Also, you will be asked to complete a questionnaire that will provide our staff with more sensitive information about your personal risks for contracting sexually transmitted infections so that we may help you to identify ways to reduce your risk.