AHF Wellness Center

The process is efficient and discreet. The staff does a good job of making you feel comfortable.
I came in 30 minutes early on a Saturday morning and there was already a 10+ person line, so be very early if you want to get in and out fairly quickly. The tests itself consist of a finger prick, a needle in your arm, and a pee test. The results take about 4 days to post through the Healthvana app.
I’ll be back in about 90 days for another test. At AHF, no news is good news.

Respectful place where you can be tested and. or treated confidentially without anybody knowing detailed personal information other than staff and doctor (s). If you’re a male gay, straight, bi, trans, etc… trust in AHF.

This place is good, clean and parking is no problem. The entire staff was really helpful, nice and absolute sweetheart. I went on Saturday and it was not crowded. Highly recommend this place– wonderful staff and absolutely free. You can also get yourself tested for other stds. If you want, you can donate on your way out but no body asks for a dime.
thank you guys

A convenient place to go when you are trying to be responsible and get regular testing. Easier than getting a doctor appointment and keeps the emergency rooms clear of STD issues. A great necessity. Takes a couple hours sometimes, but it is always sooner than my doctor would have seen me and the evening hours are easy for any schedule.

This place is so nice. Clean and quick.
They were able to help me out in a quick and timely manner. They have great attitudes and I always seem to leave in good spirits. I wish more places were like this!!!

Free STD testing. Did I mention it was free? And they don’t discriminate against heterosexuals.

Much longer wait today than LGBT center on schrader and than a year ago. Clinical staff (Juan) is very friendly. Best of all, I got all HIV and std tests for free. What’s to complain :)

Good place to go — free vaccinations for Hep A and B (maybe also HPV now as well?) plus testing for all the STDs. The staff were all very nice. I went there once and they tested me for everything but as I remember, there was no option to get your results mailed to you (I live a very long ways from this clinic, over 1 hr away). I never went back to check on the results and did my annual testing at the nearby hospital last year instead of making the trek back over the hill. The waiting room is usually full. Get there early to avoid waiting for hours. Definitely give them a donation; AHF is a great corporation, non-​profit. If you make a decent salary, give them $ 50 if they test you for everything. Or just $ 20 for an HIV test. You’ll feel better about yourself if you do. They’re nonprofit and receive hardly any federal funding.

Eat, pray, fuck. I’m a consistent fucker. I’ve fucked myself into LTRs. I’ve had maybe three or five or ten overreactions that led to me coming here. It’s either really obnoxious or responsible.
This place is consistently good. Consistently good means that in the experiences I’ve had here, all of them have gotten the job done (I might have had maybe 3 or 4 std tests) and for free. The people who work here range from really good to masochistic and aloof. Some nurse like jabbed me with a needle so deep and in a weird spot in my arm that it left a bruise. Another nurse with multi-​colored hair grunted at me in sign-​language, pointing to the pee cup and rectal swab and pointing to the tiny bathroom across the hall. «Where do I put these?» Pointing to a coral-​colored plastic tub and back to the bathroom and back to the coral-​colored plastic tub. A guy once asked me about my sexual past in a monotone, clinical voice and once he left the room, he got really enthusiastic and eccentric with his coworkers talking about going laser tagging.
Oh yeah, the workers behind the glass windows often talk shit to each other — sometimes about how they hope nobody else comes in. I am not sure why they think the closed glass windows are sound-​proof but it’s pretty funny because they definitely don’t hold back their chagrin about working at the slutty men’s free clinic.
Oh and also, they are almost reticent about taking donations, so I assume they’re quite well-​funded. The last time I was there, the front desk person was like flustered after this guy who wanted to give a donation asked about it. Mind you, this conversation is behind the magical sound-​proof closed glass window that isn’t. She sounded almost frustrated, said that she can’t take the donations and the guy who accepts donations wasn’t there at the moment, and that she doesn’t know when he’ll be back. «So you won’t want to wait» but you can go to w w w dot something something something dot org and donate there … if you want.
It is located in the building on the left hand side. Go upstairs to Floor 4 and go to the end of the hallway at the farthest door. Give your ID to the front person for a second. Sign in your name. Fill out the paperwork. If you have symptoms and want to see a doctor to get meds, go earlier because there are less (or no) spots for the doctor. If you’re just going for testing, there is usually availability until about an hour before it closes. Wait time is usually about 15 – 40 minutes.

There are some very nice people that work here… They are always so easy to talk to… Great place to go if you need to get tested for free =)

The nurse told me to stick the cotton swap an inch up for my STD test.
I said «What?! A whole inch?» (Then I recalled it was rectal and I was thinking of something else.) So I was like «Oh, you said up the butt right?»
She looked at me and asked «Yeah, what did you think I said?»
I told her «Something so much worst!» and laugh out of relief. I totally deserved that for watching what I watched the night before.
Then moments later, she handed me a cup.
I totally missed her telling me to go to the bathroom and actually thought she said to pee in the room we were in. I thought that was weird, so I said «I thought I would have to go to a bathroom or something.»
She said, «Yeah, you do. What did you think I said?»
I felt like she knew so I just asked her where the bathroom was, got my cup and swap, and went. Glad I spoke my mind!
I had quite the dummy day when I went here and I flunked all my tests with negative results. Best dummy day ever and I got FREE KBBQ afterwards too with the organization VIBE/​APAIT (which is a different org that could have given me similar services!).
Things to know:
–Clinic starts at 6:30pm but people come early and wait to sign up so it can be crowded in the first hour. Clinic ends at 9pm but check in by 8pm.
–Parking is only validated for one hour. Plenty of street parking around the place around 6:30pm, but read the signs carefully.
–They provide «FREE testing AND treatment for most major STDs (Gonorrhea and Chlamydia). FREE rapid HIV testing and FREE HIV NAAT testing along with FREE vaccination for hepatitis A and B.»
–Ride the Metro Red Line and it’s a short walk (about one block).
–Nice people. Not judgy. CLEARLY, right?
–Free condoms and lollipops.
–Bring ID because some services require it.
For first-​timers, I’m sure it’s hard to walk through the door. I’ve had a lot of hard firsts, but getting tested wasn’t one of them because it’s the responsible thing to do and f&$% if I was ever going to feel any of the societal stigma of taking these tests.
UPDATE:
–Last I went, they were validating parking for two hours.
–The hepatitis A and B shot is only offer if you have taken the first one to continue the series but no longer available to newbies.
–There is a rapid HIV test offered (FREE of course) that takes only 1 minute. Literally that fast!