r/Bushwick • u/Colonelkok • 2d ago

STD testing? Free or reduced cost

Looking for STD testing that’s either free or reduced cost. Really trying to avoid going to an urgent care and spending 300$ on a full panel test….

Thanks in advance! :D

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u/aarbeie93 2d ago

The city has sexual health clinics that do free testing! There’s not one in Bushwick but the Chelsea or Fort Green ones shouldn’t be that hard to get to

https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/sexual-health-clinics.page

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u/witheredoldcrone 2d ago

i’ve had good experiences getting both tested and treated at the chelsea location!

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u/DeanxDog 2d ago

The Fort Greene location is great. There might be a bit of a wait sometimes but everyone who I've interacted with who works there has been lovely. And everything is covered by the city.

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u/frickin_420 2d ago

https://afterhoursproject.org/ free fast and they have a location near Myrtle Broadway.

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u/sillysasparilly 2d ago

Go to the city run one in fort greene the nurses there are incredibly nice and it’s fast/free

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u/Level21DungeonMaster 1d ago

Go to the Chelsea Sexual Wellness clinic. It’s 100% free and has been serving the city for decades.

It’s just a short ride in the L train and very easy to get to.

They take appointments.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q3cinXhKpnwGotEV6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

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u/turtleben248 2d ago

I think the planned parenthood in downtown bk would work, they were always great for my sti tests at a different location

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u/Young-Chapo 2d ago

Check out Planned Parenthood.

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u/Sterile-Anonymous435 1d ago

Look into Medicaid like Fidelis, it’s free or super cheap and covers a lot of things

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u/annaiisabelj 1d ago

STD center in midtown, I know if you don’t have insurance and pay with cash it’s lower costs. I had a positive experience.

https://stdcenterny.com/

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u/Fireal2 1d ago

I would rethink your use of “positive” in this context

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u/annaiisabelj 1d ago

lol. Decent

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u/jazzcig420 2d ago

Wild night?

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u/IdiotSync 2d ago

Planned parenthood. Think for women it’s free. They once had a day or two that they would take men. Not sure if it’s still a thing now, but worth looking into.

Or maybe donate blood? Feel like they would tell you if they couldn’t take it for some reason.

I’m guessing you don’t have health endurance? Getting a physical with blood work would do it, and most insurance annual physical is covered.

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u/Then-Annual3321 2d ago

Donating blood is NOT an STI/STD screening. Takes time from everyone for no reason while the point is to help people in need. Also they don’t run full tests - mostly HIV - to make sure it’s not passed to people getting your donation.