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Sexually Transmitted Infections

Health care providers play a crucial role in diagnosing, treating, and preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs). People affected by STIs may encounter stigma, which can impede their access to essential health care services. Providers are instrumental in overcoming these barriers by delivering evidence-based, compassionate care that prioritizes patients’ sexual health and well-being.

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Treatment and Screening Guidelines

STIs in NYC: Surveillance Reports

NYC Health Advisories and Provider Letters

How to Report an STI

The NYC Health Code requires that suspected cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) be reported immediately by telephone at 866-692-3641. In addition, the NYC Health Code requires that the following seven sexually transmitted infections (STIs) be reported to the Health Department within 24 hours: chancroid, chlamydia, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale, neonatal herpes (herpes infections in infants aged ≤ 60 days), lymphogranuloma venereum, and syphilis (all stages, including congenital syphilis). Providers may report these STIs electronically via PRISM. Providers who are unable to report electronically may submit reports by mail or fax using the Universal Reporting Form (PDF).

Guidance on Provider Reporting Including How to Report HIV and AIDS:

Clinical Provider Education

The Health Department offers clinical provider education on a range of STI topics, including epidemiology of STIs in NYC, congenital syphilis, and expedited partner therapy. To request a training, email STItraining@health.nyc.gov.

The NYC STD HIV Prevention Training Center at Columbia University offers free continuing medical and nursing education opportunities such as classroom and web-based courses, clinical consultation services, technical assistance and quality improvement consultation, and clinical resource tools.

Non-clinical Training Opportunities

The Health Department offers a half-day introductory training on STIs for non-clinical staff (STI 101). To request a training, email STItraining@health.nyc.gov.

NYC Syphilis Registry

New York State-licensed health care providers can request syphilis test results and treatment information from the NYC Syphilis Registry, a repository of reported positive, negative, and indeterminate syphilis results and syphilis treatment information for NYC residents. Providers who work outside New York State should contact their local health department to request information from the NYC Syphilis Registry for patients who currently reside or previously resided in NYC. For more information, see the NYC Syphilis Registry Health Care Provider Instructions (PDF).

Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)

Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) allows health care providers to give extra medicine or prescriptions to a patient to give to their sex partners as treatment for an STI. EPT allows those partners to be treated without seeing a health care provider first. This clinical strategy also helps prevent repeat infection in the original patient.

Currently, New York State permits EPT for STIs for which the CDC recommends its use. Those infections are chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis.

STI Brochures for Patients

Prevention, Testing, and Treatment Materials for Patients

Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Doxy PEP) Resources for Patients

Doxycycline 200 mg administered within 24 to 72 hours of condomless sex (doxy PEP) has been shown in studies to reduce the incidence of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea among cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women with a recent history of these infections.

Patient STI Testing

The Health Department has created these STI self-collection instructions for patients. Providers are encouraged to print these out to be displayed in exam rooms and bathrooms.

Additional Resources

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