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Oak Park is a suburb of Chicago, but the suburbs have slightly lower STD rates, as is usually the case. In 2016, Cook County had an HIV prevalence rate of 587.2 per 100K people, but Oak Park would have had a lower rate.
But health officials are most worried about the people still out there who haven’t yet been tested and who may be spreading the virus to others. Social stigma may make some people reluctant to come in, but medical professionals are discreet and only want to help you.
In 2017, Cook County had 42,422 cases of chlamydia, but only 12,130 of those were in the suburbs. The Cook County rate was 816.6 per 100K people, but the rate for the suburbs excluding Chicago was 485.4. The gonorrhea and (primary and secondary) syphilis rates of suburban Cook County that year were 127.6 and 7.9.
Oak Park has a few clinics, and there are more options in Chicago and the other suburbs (and you may have some luck finding free STD testing in Chicago). The Loyola Center for Health at Oak Park South on Lake St does STI testing and treatment. Planned Parenthood is on Chicago Ave. They test for STIs and treat all except HIV, and the fee is on a sliding scale.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 (CDC) recommends screening for the most common STDs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, herpes 1, herpes 2, and HIV for both men and women. In addition, the CDC suggests women get screened for trichomoniasis.
SaferSTD recommends searching for locations that offer a 10-test panel which tests for the most common bacteria and viral STDs in the U.S. with additional premium add-ons like early HIV detection, if needed.
The CDC2 provides detailed STD testing information as to when you should get tested. In summary, you should get tested today if you are sexually active, never been tested before, have had unprotected sex in the past, or if you exhibit symptoms.
According to the World Health Organization3, the majority of STI cases reported every day, more than one million, are asymptomatic; another reason to get tested today.
You should get tested again in 90 days to rule out STDs that have specific exposure waiting times, including HIV.
STD testing can be a quick and simple process, depending on the type of test you choose and where you get tested. Some may require an oral or genital swab, a urine test or blood sample, or a physical exam to check your genital area for signs of an STD.
SaferSTD has identified preferred providers that require only a urine test, a blood sample, or both without a physical exam.
The speed at which you receive your STD testing results depends on where you get tested. Before you choose your location, find out how long testing results will take.
At-home STD testing results are usually 3-5 business days, depending on the manufacturer of your test. You also need to take into account the amount of time it takes to receive the test or pick one up, perform the test, and ship it back, before the lab can analyze your results and report back to you.
If you test at a public facility such as a neighborhood clinic, you may have to wait a week, if not more for the results, which could delay treatment. If you test through a private facility, they have the fastest turnaround within 1-3 business days.
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Some STD testing clinics offer same-day walk-in options without an appointment. Below are nearby preferred locations that offer this option.
The cost of STD testing depends on whether you select private, public, or at-home testing, as well as the type of test(s) you need.
Several at-home STD options and public testing locations can cost up to $250, with most on the higher end, depending on the brand and type of testing. Public testing fees also vary based on income and welfare eligibility.
With private testing, you may save money on a low-cost comprehensive 10-test panel that tests for the most common bacterial and viral STDs in the United States.
SaferSTD has researched and identified reputable locations that offer upfront pricing without hidden fees. Click here to find a preferred location near you.
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Elmhurst Clinic has been in business for over six decades, serving residents of DuPage County through the provision of quality medical care suitable for entire families. The facility has doctors who are skilled in handling multiple medical conditions, including coronary artery diseases, concussions, respiratory ailments, eye care, and tumors. An onsite lab is also present at the health center where competent clinicians conduct HIV testing and treatment.
Center on Halsted was previously known as Horizons Community Services, a center that was founded to provide social services to the LGBTQ community. It aims to promote quality living among the community it targets and every other individual in need of medical services. Clinicians offer rapid HIV tests whose results are available in about 20 minutes.
Brothers Health Collective is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing sexual health services to Chicago residents residing near South Loop Medical District and South Side. The clinic has experienced medical providers skilled in screening, testing, and treating STDs. Additionally, the Patch program that the medical team operates offers Insti antibody HIV tests that may provide results in approximately one minute.
Located in Chicago, IL, Planned Parenthood Austin Health Center is a medical facility that offers standard sexual health and reproductive health-care services. The clinic has well-trained physicians and nurses on staff who are competent in providing testing and treatment of STDs, among other diseases. Rapid HIV testing is available at the health center, and the results may have a waiting time of 20 to 30 minutes.
Chicago Department of Public Health is a health center tasked by the state of Chicago to offer quality and equitable medical services to all residents of Chicago who need health care. The health department has an STI Specialty clinic that focuses on battling with STDs through the provision of testing, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention services. Also, clients may receive HIV results on the same day of testing.
Loretto Hospital dates back to 1923 when it was first known as Austin Hospital. It has an urgent care center; Immediate Care of Oak Park, that is part of the organization. The urgent care clinic has physicians who are skilled at handling multiple illnesses and diseases, including earaches, fevers, sprains, cardiovascular problems, and STDs.
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As your village borders on Chicago, we should look at statistics about the area as they relate to STDs. This area reports progress is being made to impact STDs including HIV and AIDs. But the progress is not uniformly good.
While there has been some improvement, Chicago STD rates are double and triple national averages.
Healthy Chicago is a program meant to prevent STDs and HIV. It is a program that involves public, private and community-based organizations to come together to implement policy, programmatic, and public awareness strategies regarding issues related to STDs and HIV.
The decline in new HIV and AIDs diagnoses has been greater than forty percent.
Here are some additional statistics related to STDs in Chicago.
The impact of HIV, AIDs, and STDs is disproportionately greater for African Americans and men who have sex with men.
Regardless of gender, race, creed, sexual orientation, or age, you may seek HIV services at the clinic. Low-income individuals may qualify for financial assistance based on their income levels, assets, and expenses. Also, physicians may bill some insurance health plans.
Clients may schedule same-day appointments to receive expansive STD services. Also, the personnel works for extended weekend and evening hours, but clients should book appointments beforehand. Additionally, if you speak Spanish, you may talk to a medical provider and receive medical care in the language.
1100 Lake St #230, Oak Park, IL 60301, USA
HIV testing is free for anyone who visits the facility. Moreover, there is no bias against an individual’s sexual orientation, age, gender, color, or race.
The clinic is open at convenient times every day to efficiently serve and accommodate multiple clients. It offers various enrichment programs such as dancing and cooking classes. Additionally, clients may receive STD services in Spanish or English based on their preferences. Moreover, the health center has confidential and anonymous STD testing options for you to choose from.
3656 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60613, USA
Anyone may be eligible for free STD screening in spite of age, gender, sexual identity, race, or color.
Free male and female condoms are available at the clinic. Also, free parking spaces are available for 2 hours. Moreover, the facility participates in the Homeless Prevention Program that aids homeless persons or those at the brink of losing their homes to receive permanent houses or financial assistance.
58 E 26th St, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
The clinic offers low-cost STD testing through its sliding fee scale and state-funded programs. Moreover, insured persons may utilize their health plans to pay for STD services.
Persons with limited proficiency in speaking English may receive language translation services. Additionally, anyone who requires STD services may book an appointment. Also, clients may utilize the online Planned Parenthood App to receive health-care services remotely.
5937 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60651, USA
Insured persons should provide their insurance cards at the time of visit for insurance billing of STD charges. Additionally, uninsured persons may also receive low-cost STD services via the self-pay options available.
STD services are only available on a walk-in basis. To receive STD results, physicians require patients to provide photo IDs since this promotes confidentiality. Additionally, language translation services are available for Spanish and Polish.
2133 W Lexington St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Major insurance holders may pay for STD services using their health plans, and uninsured persons may qualify for financial assistance programs. Everyone receives medical services regardless of gender, age, color, or sexual identity.
You may receive STD services any day of the week. Moreover, physicians serve by walk-in or appointments depending on a client’s preferred choice. Also, some staff members are proficient in communicating in Spanish, so they may communicate with clients in the language.
1000 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302, USA
We see reports of two working mothers in the city who are on the cutting edge of sex education. Let’s look at their ideas as a reflection of local ideas. Research shows that sex education is more effective when it starts as young as kindergarten. It should go beyond instruction on topics such as STDs, sexual function, and sexual abuse.
These two mothers started Oak Park Our Whole Lives (OWL) to improve sex education in the area. Nara Nayar and Nina Brewer-Davis founded OWL. This is a K to 8 comprehensive sexual education program. It is modeled on a national program designed by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ.
The curriculum is based on guidelines drafted by the National Guidelines Task Force. The task force is an arm of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. This is a national nonprofit that develops and disseminates information on sexual education.
A mother of two young children, Brewer-Davis teaches philosophy at Dominican University. She grew up as a member of Beacon Unitarian Church. She notes that when she was 14 she went through a similar program. It made a difference in her life.
The OWL program at Unity Temple offers classes to first, fifth, and eighth-grade children who are members of its congregation. The program contains no religious doctrine. The two mothers who founded Oak Park OWL did so with the help of grant funds. Sex education in the school district does not start until sixth, seventh, or eighth grade.
Demographics play a role in the number of STDs in your city, plus Chicago. Your city is considered to be a diverse community. The racial makeup of the village was 67.7% White, 21.7% African American, 0.2% American Indian, 4.8% Asian, 2.0% some other race, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.
For the period 2009–11, the estimated median annual income for a household in the village was $78,384, and the median income for a family was $105,217. According to a statement made by a professor at Chicago’s Northwestern University, large cities have people with diverse backgrounds and sexual practices.
In addition, large urban areas tend to have more STIs because of the many changes in populations. Diverse sexual trends or what is called sexual sorting happens as people with the same interests come together. This can drive up rates of STIs in young adults. As people come into various groups, they could get infected. This could cause young adults in the Chicago area to have some of the highest STI rates in the country.
Chlamydia continues to be the most common communicable disease in Chicago, with more than 27,000 new infections reported to the Chicago Department of Public Health in 2014, about 8 percent higher than 2010. Continuing a trend from previous years, the number of women with a new chlamydia infection was about two times higher than diagnosis for men.
Women may see higher rates of chlamydia diagnoses because more of them are being screened for the infection, while men may go undiagnosed, according to the Centers for Disease Control. However, data shows that adolescents and young adults account for the vast majority of STI diagnoses in Chicago. People aged 13 to 24 account for approximately 60 percent of gonorrhea cases and nearly 67 percent of chlamydia cases.
One of the trends seen over the past few years is that there are younger individuals that are being affected, especially by chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Fortunately, there are STI testing resources available for you including the Planned Parenthood/Austin Health Center. Another option is the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Wellness Center. It offers STI and HIV screening. It is a walk in clinic. Testing is done using swabs, urine samples, and blood samples. The average age of clients is between 20 and 30 years old.
If you are embarrassed or ashamed to be seen in line at Planned Parenthood or another clinic offering STD testing only, you have other options in your area. This includes an urgent care center or hospital such as Rush Oak Park Hospital where no one knows you are there due to issues over STDs.
The Austin Health Center/Planned Parenthood facility could be an ideal place for you to go for information. English and Spanish are spoken at this facility. You can book an appointment online or via telephone. Testing is for both males and females.
Testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, syphilis, and other STDs is covered. The staff is trained to work with someone in your situation. They are compassionate and caring. They try to protect your privacy and confidentiality. If are are 19 to 26 with no health insurance, you could get help for an HPV vaccine (Gardisil) at no charge. Medicaid is accepted.
The Brothers Health Collective is another option. It offers STD testing including HIV and hepatitis C. English, Haitian Creole, and Spanish are spoken there. Walk ins are welcome. Populations serviced include adolescents, youth, teens, African Americans/Blacks, at risk persons, gay men, the general public, Hispanics/Latinos, LGBT, low income persons, men, men who have sex with men, persons practicing high risk behaviors, and women.
This Brothers group is a peer lead organization formed in 2006 by volunteers to fill gaps in service in prevention and care for testing and counseling for Black men and intimate partners in Cook County and surrounding areas and counties.
The Oak Park Department of Public Health is another option for you. This is one of the STD clinics that offers a variety of services that range from different types of disease testing to treatment of bacterial, viral, or parasitic infections. Services include:
You might also choose a private service. This can include STD Test Express.
Whether you go to Planned Parenthood, a high school counsellor or nurse at an area high school, an online service, or a clinic or hospital such as Rush Oak Park Hospital, you can find in your area information about STDs, testing, and treatment.
While STD rates are high in the Chicago and Cook County areas, help is available in your city in the way of testing and treatment that is confidential, discreet, compassionate, and effective, with many facilities having a bilingual staff. Consider how the staff at these facilities is trained to help someone like you, especially with the staff at Planned Parenthood/Austin Health Center or any other facility reminding you to check your health, improve it, and keep yourself healthy by always using a condom.
Here are links to resources mentioned above.
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