New HIV diagnoses in Rockingham County run about 79% lower than the US average. Whether you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Howards Grove, New Hampshire, you can decide to visit a clinic for a consult and care, or use an at-home kit for convenience.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Howards Grove, NH. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 4.9 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
Convenient MD Urgent Care in Windham tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, with all services provided at no charge (no sliding scale to navigate, just a flat zero cost) and walk-ins are welcome without an appointment.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Derry tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and appointments run on a sliding-scale fee open to anyone, regardless of insurer.
When the clinical conversation (symptoms, treatment options, follow-up) needs to happen in a language other than English, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Derry has interpretation services in place to carry it. That standing capacity means a non-English speaker arrives at a clinic that can actually complete care, not defer it.
Plenty of providers require a parent or guardian in the loop before treating a young person for an STI. As a Title X clinic, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Derry is legally authorized to provide confidential family planning and STI services to minors. No parental disclosure required.
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Derry prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly: meaning the medications, baseline HIV and kidney-function labs, and ongoing PrEP monitoring all happen at this clinic. Continuous access to a prescribing provider means PrEP adherence isn't interrupted by gaps between appointments elsewhere.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Healthy Together, in Derry, structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, ensuring no one is turned away for inability to pay. As a federally qualified health center, it offers STI screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. No appointment needed.
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Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 5 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Howards Grove, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Rockingham County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
14 Keewaydin Drive, Suite A, Salem, NH 03079
CMS-certified lab
1 Hampton Road, Building B, Unit 208, Exeter, NH 03833
CMS-certified lab
44-54 Bridge Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Howards Grove. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 1,905 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Howards Grove. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 864 offer telehealth.
Marcy Boucher, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 207 Stage Road, Hampstead
Sheery Ali, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 5 Industrial Drive, Windham
Chester Laskowski, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 21 Searles Road, Windham
Kristin Broughton, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 49 Range Road, Windham
Justin Plaum, DO
Family medicine · 49 Range Road, Windham
Ronaldo Patiag, MD Telehealth
Infectious disease · 1 Parkland Drive, Derry
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Howards Grove, NH publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Medicine Shoppe
1.9 mi
4.1 mi Hannaford Food and Drug
4.2 miHannaford Pharmacy
4.2 mi
4.6 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Howards Grove, NH.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Howards Grove, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Rockingham County, the county that includes Howards Grove, compare with New Hampshire and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data.
#5 of 10 New Hampshire counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 50% of the state
| Infection | Rockingham County | New Hampshire | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 154 494 cases ▼ 22% | 196.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 31.8 102 cases ▼ 24% | 41.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.4 14 cases ▲ 13% | 3.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 0.6 2 cases ▼ 68% | 1.9 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 3.4 11 cases ▼ 15% | 4 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Rockingham County, chlamydia has fallen from 171.2 to 154 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has risen from 26.7 to 31.8 per 100,000 (19%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.2 to 4.4 per 100,000 (38%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Rockingham County.
Local HIV snapshot
Rockingham County HIV care continuum (2023)
Rockingham County recorded 2.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 2.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Rockingham County residents living with HIV, 81.2% are in care · 74.6% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Rockingham County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
NH 111 (State Route 111) bends past Bond Hill and keeps going, and for most Howards Grove residents, any clinic visit means getting in the car and driving it. What makes that drive easier to commit to is understanding the community it serves. Howards Grove skews toward established households: most adults here are married, family sizes run slightly above two people, and homeownership is the dominant tenure. That stability is real, but it doesn't map neatly onto who most benefits from regular STI screening.
Younger adults in their late teens and twenties (the years when new relationships, shifting partners, and inconsistent testing converge) account for a meaningful slice of Howards Grove's population, and Rockingham County's STI picture reflects what happens when that group goes untested for stretches at a time. Rent in the $1,600-a-month range is real pressure for the roughly one-in-four residents who don't own their homes. The clinics listed on this page span a range of fees and hours specifically because cost and schedule are where appointments either get made or quietly shelved. America's Stonehenge may be the nearest green space, but the nearest clinic, with Saturday hours or a sliding-scale fee, is the more useful landmark to bookmark.
Getting there
At 6.89/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Howards Grove generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
Howards Grove sits in Rockingham County, ZIP 3038. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Howards Grove? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Rockingham County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Hampshire law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Howards Grove-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Howards Grove often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on New Hampshire law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In New Hampshire, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
New Hampshire permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in New HampshireSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
There are 7 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Rockingham County reported ~154 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the New Hampshire average.
At-home kits mail to 3038: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In New Hampshire, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
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