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At Her Health Women's Center, we offer testing for our pregnancy-related clients. Our testing covers gonorrhea and chlamydia, which can be performed on the same urine sample that you provide for your pregnancy tests. We also offer testing for syphilis and is done as a separate test by blood draw. If you test positive for one of these infections, a prescription is provided for you. Women who are pregnant or think they may be pregnant should be tested.

Chlamydia is the most widely reported sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Many people have no symptoms but if left untreated, serious complications can include PID (pelvic inflammatory disease), ectopic pregnancy and infertility. The bacteria can spread through vaginal, anal or oral sex.

 

Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease. Women don’t usually have symptoms until the infection has become severe enough to cause complications like PID. 

 

Syphilis  has seen a huge rise in Northwest Iowa. It is sexually transmitted infection passed from person to person through direct contact with a syphilis sore. Many times, the sore has gone unrecognized so people who are infected may not realize they are spreading the disease.  Untreated syphilis can cause difficulty with muscle movement, paralysis, numbness, gradual blindness, hearing loss, dementia and death. 

Do not urinate for at least one hour prior to your scheduled appointment at Her Health Women’s Center.

 

Please bring your photo ID with you. You are also welcome to bring a partner, friend or parent with you to your appointment. (Minors are not required to have a parent or guardian present.) 

No insurance is required. 

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Sioux City

Le Mars

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5732 Sunnybrook Drive
Sioux City, IA 51106

Mon - Thurs: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Friday: 8:30 AM-1:30 PM

25 Plymouth Street W
Le Mars, Iowa 51031

Tuesdays: 10:00AM-4:00PM

Nurses are available for telehealth consultations 24/7 and additional appointments can be made by request.

Her Health Women's Center located in Sioux City and Le Mars, IA is committed to providing you with everything you need to make an informed pregnancy decision. We believe women and men have a right to get evidence-based information from a resource that will not profit from the choices and pregnancy decisions they make. All of our services are free and confidential. 

 

Her Health Women's Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit in the state of Iowa. The information on this site is for educational purposes only and should not be substituted for medical or legal advice. We are committed to protecting your health information. Please be aware that communicating via unencrypted text messaging or messaging services has some level of risk of being read by a 3rd party. While we do not provide or refer for abortion services, we can answer your questions about side effects, what to expect, and more. Contact us to learn more.

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