Prevent · Care

Clear answers, private care, and no moral commentary.

Sexual health care should be routine, confidential, and specific to your actual risk. We help choose the right tests, timing, prevention strategy, and treatment without applying the same panel to everyone.

Written and medically reviewed by Gevorg Sedrakyan, MD Published August 20, 2026 Last reviewed August 20, 2026

I. What we address

The clinical question, made specific.

What this visit includes

Risk-appropriate STI screening
Evaluation of symptoms and exposures
PrEP and HIV-prevention guidance
Vaccination and partner-treatment discussion when relevant

Reasons to come in

Routine screening without symptoms
A recent exposure or new partner
Symptoms that may reflect an STI
PrEP, HPV vaccination, and prevention questions

II. The visit

Three steps. No lost thread.

We discuss timing, anatomy, exposure, symptoms, and prevention confidentially.

Testing is chosen for the sites and infections relevant to the exposure.

Results, treatment, partner considerations, and retesting are explained clearly.

III. Questions

What patients usually ask.

How often should I be tested?

Frequency depends on partners, exposure types, pregnancy, PrEP use, symptoms, and other risk factors. We make an individual recommendation.

Can an STI be present without symptoms?

Yes. Many common infections cause no symptoms, which is why risk-based screening matters.

When should testing happen after an exposure?

Different infections have different detection windows. Contact us after an exposure so testing and any time-sensitive prevention can be planned correctly.

Where it happens