Syphilis cases in Rockingham County are 72% below the US average. Whether it's your first time getting tested for an STI or just a routine screening in Newfields, New Hampshire, you have multiple options: public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits. These vary by convenience, speed, and cost.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Newfields, NH. The nearest, Lamprey Health Care, is about 2.7 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.
Lamprey Health Care in Newmarket is a community health center where STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV) runs on a sliding-scale fee alongside same-visit bacterial treatment, with care delivered in Portuguese and Spanish.
Many clinics hand off language access to an outside service, which means the conversation stays shallow and the nuance gets lost. At Lamprey Health Care, Portuguese and Spanish are working languages for actual clinical care (counseling, treatment decisions, follow-up) handled by staff, not an add-on.
Lamprey Health Care's Title X status means its family planning services, including STI testing and contraception, are legally confidential for minors, independent of a parent's insurance or knowledge. That standing protection matters for anyone who needs care without a household disclosure attached to it.
For anyone without a regular provider or primary-care relationship, knowing what's actually on the panel matters. Lamprey Health Care tests for herpes alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so a single appointment in Newmarket covers infections that a stripped-down panel would leave unaddressed.
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Lamprey Health Care - Administration II, serving Newmarket, carries full federal qualification as a community health center, which means STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is available on a sliding-scale fee tied to income, with no appointment required to be seen.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Empower Medical in Stratham charges a fee for services and accepts standard insurance for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C testing. Appointments required. Bacterial infections are treated same visit, and prevention prescriptions including PrEP and DoxyPEP are available on-site.
PrEP requires regular HIV and kidney-function labs, refills tied to those results, and a prescriber who tracks adherence over time. Empower Medical handles that monitoring directly, and extends the same prescribing relationship to PEP and DoxyPEP, so all three prevention regimens live in one chart, managed by one clinical team.
The default STI panel at most clinics stops at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Herpes and hepatitis require a separate order that often doesn't get placed. Empower Medical runs herpes serology and hepatitis A, B, and C testing as part of its standard panel, closing that gap without requiring a second appointment elsewhere.
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English
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Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 3 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Newfields, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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.
40 Buttrick Road, Londonderry, NH 03053
CMS-certified lab
44-54 Bridge Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
CMS-certified lab
29 Stiles Road, Unit 303, Salem, NH 03079
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Newfields. 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, 1,056 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Newfields. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 443 offer telehealth.
Joshua Toll, MD
Family medicine · 9 Grant Road, Newmarket
Boyd Tamanaha, MD
Family medicine · 207 South Main Street, Newmarket
Lea Gottfredsen, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 118 Portsmouth Avenue, Stratham
Timothy Keenan, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 118 Portsmouth Avenue, Stratham
Emily Nields, DO
Family medicine · 1 Portsmouth Avenue, Stratham
Kathleen Kelly, MD
Internal medicine · 4 Alumni Drive, Exeter
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 Newfields, 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.
Osco Pharmacy
3.5 mi
3.7 mi 
4.0 mi 
5.2 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Newfields, 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 Newfields, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Newfields, compare with New Hampshire and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#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).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
The Plains and Jady Hill neighborhoods sit at the quieter end of Newfields, where most households have long since settled into ownership: only a small slice of residents rent here, and those who do face monthly costs that leave little margin for discretionary spending. That financial stretch is worth noting for younger adults navigating their late teens and twenties, when relationship patterns shift most and routine screening tends to get treated as optional rather than essential. Newfields runs on a working population. With labor-force participation well above typical and unemployment near the floor, most adults here are carrying full schedules: often two-income households with kids, given the average family size and the strong majority of married couples.
That kind of household rhythm doesn't leave many open windows in the week, which makes the options listed on this page worth bookmarking before you actually need them. NH 108 and the Stratham Traffic Circle are the logical routes out toward that clinic, and for someone without flexible work hours, or sharing a car across a larger household, that drive is the whole equation. Knowing the site's hours in advance, and calling ahead about fees, is what keeps a reasonable intention from waiting another three months on NH 108.
Getting there
At 6.89/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Newfields 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.
Newfields sits in Rockingham County, ZIP 3856. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Newfields? 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 Newfields-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 Newfields 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
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.
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.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
A kit ships to your address; you collect a urine, swab, or finger-stick sample, mail it to the lab, and get results online in a few days.
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