Testing is safe and easy:

• Testing is FREE for ALL teens and young adults, ages 13 and older.
• It's confidential. No one will know.
• You may have a blood test or an oral fluid test to avoid needles.
• You do not need permission from your parent or guardian to get tested.
• You can now get your results the same day with an HIV Rapid Test. Click here for frequently asked questions about HIV Rapid Testing.

Plus, counselors are on hand during your HIV test to answer all of your questions, including:

• How to reduce your risk for HIV
• What to do if you have tested positive for HIV
• How to help a friend who may have HIV
• How to help a family member who may have HIV
• How to have safe sex and healthy relationships
• Where to get emergency "morning after" contraception treatment

By MBTA Train:
Take the Green Line "D" (Riverside) or "E" (Heath Street) train to the Longwood stop. Take a left after exiting the train and another immediate left onto Longwood Avenue. Walk straight about four blocks. You will see the Harvard Coop on your left. Entrance is just past the Coop. Take the elevator to the 5th floor. The Adolescent Clinic is on your right.

By MBTA Bus:
From Ruggles Station, take the CT2, 8 or 47 bus to Longwood Medical Area. Get off at Children's Hospital Boston and the 333 Longwood building is across the street. Take the elevator to the 5th floor. The Adolescent Clinic is on your right.

*By Car:
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*Please note that these driving directions take you to the main hospital. Across from the main hospital, at 333 Longwood Avenue, 5th floor, is the location of the HIV testing clinic.