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Division of Academic and Student Affairs 
Campus Health

HIV/STI Testing and Prevention

Prevention

Safer Sex Supplies

The Pharmacy at the Campus Health Center offers free male and female condoms to all students and staff. If you are interested in receiving additional female condoms, speak with a pharmacist about obtaining a prescription (24 FC2 per month).

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is medication taken by people at risk of exposure to HIV which lowers their chances of getting infected by the virus. There are currently three medications approved for use as PrEP – two of which are tablets taken by mouth and the third is an injectable medication given by a healthcare provider. Studies have shown that PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV if it is used as prescribed.

We offer confidential appointments to help you decide if PrEP is right for you. If appropriate, our medical providers can prescribe PrEP after preliminary screening lab work is done.  You can even pick up your medication at the Campus Health Pharmacy. Students will have ongoing regular visits for monitoring PrEP per CDC guidelines. 

You can schedule an appointment for PrEP online using your HealthyPack Portal or call us at 919-515-2563. For more information about PrEP, please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s website.

Gardasil

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that causes several different diseases. Some types of HPV cause genital warts. Other types of HPV cause abnormal or precancerous lesions of the cervix, vagina and vulva. Some strains of HPV cause cervical cancer. Most types of HPV have no harmful effect at all.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that all men and women between the ages of 11 and 26 be vaccinated against HPV. The HPV vaccine, known by the brand name Gardasil, protects you against the types of HPV that cause most cases of genital warts and cervical cancer. When you get the HPV vaccine, you receive a series of three injections over a six-month period. You receive the second injection two months after the first, and the third injection six months after the first. The Campus Health Center Treatment Clinic administers the HPV vaccine, but remember to check with your insurance carrier to see if they cover the HPV vaccine. Call the Campus Health Center Pharmacy at 919-515-5040 to check the cost of the vaccine.

Testing

HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing Options—On Campus:

Campus Health offers confidential HIV and STI testing by appointment during normal business hours, in both our Primary Care and Gynecology Services clinics. Some tests require samples of bodily fluids (from the anus, throat, urine and/or vagina depending on your risk), and others require a simple blood test. Many results will be available same day! However, some will take up to 4-5 days depending on sample type. If you receive STI/HIV testing at Campus Health, you should check with your health insurance carrier to determine your out-of-pocket costs. You can schedule an appointment online using the HealthyPack Portal or call us at 919-515-2563.

Wake County STI Testing – Free and Anonymous STI Testing on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays!

Wake County Human Services (WCHS) HIV/STD Community Testing Program will be returning to NC State Campus Health for the 2023-2024 academic year! Students and employees are able to utilize this free testing with an STI Counselor at Campus Health on the first and third Thursday of each month from 12pm to 4pm. There will be no testing during academic breaks. Results will be typically be receieved in 2-8 days, depending on the sample types being collected. Please discuss result timeframes with you STI Counselor during your appointment.

To make an anonymous appointment for STI testing, call 919.515.2563 and select option 2. The appointment coordinator can discuss testing options with you.

HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Options—Off Campus:

Wake County Human Services, located at 10 Sunnybrook Road, offers free HIV/STI screening on a first-come, first-served basis with sign-in required at these times.

Planned Parenthood, located at 100 S. Boylan Avenue, offers STI testing by appointment on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. Please contact this health center for HIV services pricing information.

LGBT Center of Raleigh, located at 119 East Hargett Street, offers free walk-in testing in collaboration with the Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina. Testing Schedule.

Alliance of AIDS Services, located at 1637 Old Louisburg Road, offers free and confidential testing Monday 4-7 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-noon.

Women’s Center of Wake County, located at 112 Cox Avenue. Free and confidential HIV/STD/Hepatitis C testing is provided twice a month (on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from 12-2 p.m.) on site by Wake County Human Services.

Gateway Campus, located at 1306 Hillsborough Street, offers testing on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. Clients are taken on a walk-in basis only and on a first-come, first-served basis.