Here’s a List of Places to Get an HIV Test in Bismarck-Mandan

With actor Charlie Sheen's announcement Tuesday morning, November 17th, that he is HIV-positive, the disease is back in the spotlight and many people are wondering how they can get tested.

According to Wikipedia, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus that causes HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). If left untreated, the average survival time of those infected with HIV is 9-11 years.

With that said, there are a lot of places around Bismarck-Mandan that offer HIV testing, some of which even offer it free of charge, according to YouthAIDSCoalition.org:

• Custer Family Planning Center (549 Airport Rd.) - Free HIV testing
• Mid Dakota Clinic (401 N. 9th St.) - Conventional HIV blood testing
• St. Alexius Medical Center (900 E. Broadway Ave.) - Free HIV testing
• UND Center for Family Medicine (515 E. Broadway Ave.) - Conventional HIV blood testing
• Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health Dept. (500 E. Front Ave.) - Free HIV testing
• Heartview Foundation (101 E. Broadway Ave.) - Free HIV testing & Convention HIV blood testing
• North Dakota Dept. of Health Custer Health Unit (210 2nd Ave. NW) - Conventional HIV oral testing

Many of these locations also offering testing for other sexually-transmitted diseases, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, and HPV.

The Centers for Disease and Prevention has all of the information you could ever possibly want regarding HIV and AIDS on their website HERE.

For your health and the health of your partner, it is recommended that you get tested and get tested often.

[YouthAIDSCoalition.org]