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Follow us on social media! Facebook: facebook. For more info contact: bethegeneration thecentersd. InThe Center launched the groundbreaking BeTheGeneration campaign as an aggressive and strategic effort to end new HIV transmissions in San Diego, prompted by medical evidence and offering a much-needed new opportunity to stop HIV as an epidemic.

The Center has built strong collaborative partnerships with top community health providers Family Health Centers of San DiegoVista Community ClinicsSan Ysidro Health CentersPlanned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest and UC San Diego that allows our clients a seamless link to immediate sexual health treatment and prevention support as well as long-term medical care and supplemental services that help sustain and enhance quality of life.

Make your appointment today — call us at We are open Monday-Friday 10am-7pm and Saturdays 10am-3pm by appointment. Walk-ins will be accepted based on availability. Please note that we do not offer MPOX testing as part of our testing services, please call for testing assistance.

Abrimos de lunes a viernes de 10am a 7pm y sabados de 10am a 3pm con cita previa. Ten en cuenta que no ofrecemos pruebas MPOX como parte de nuestros servicios de pruebas; llame al para obtener ayuda con las pruebas. At The Center, we encourage you to know your status. Walk ups welcome, or make an appointment by calling English and Spanish speakers available.

The Center's test counselors utilize 4thGen rapid testing technology. These antibodies can take from 2 weeks to 12 weeks after infection to be detectable via testing. The immune system produces these antibodies in response to p24 antigens.

HIV & STI Testing

P24 antigens are actually a part of the virus itself, and they tend to appear within 1 to 4 weeks of HIV entering the body. Therefore, the Determine test can detect the virus before the immune system starts producing HIV antibodies. This is because p24 antigens appear before HIV antibodies.

This allows for earlier diagnosis of HIV so individuals can seek medical care to begin treatment sooner, and become undetectable faster. That is the goal! Results within 20 minutes. Free screening service for sexually transmitted infections STI began in ! Sexual health does not begin and end with HIV testing.

People living with HIV who are sexually active should also get screened for STIs regularly, at least every six months. Anyone who needs access to this free service can make an appointment by calling English and Spanish translators availableor by sending an email to bethegeneration thecentersd.

You can contact our Welcome Desk during these hours at TasP Treatment as Prevention : We can now say with confidence that if you are living with HIV and taking your medication as prescribed, and have had an undetectable viral load for over six months, you cannot pass on HIV with or without a condom.

The risk is effectively zero. There are many prevention tools in the toolbox of sexual health.