Sexual Health Clinic
Contact Information and Hours
Sexual Health Clinic
Cox Building, 5th Floor
55 Fruit Street
Boston,
MA
02114
Phone: 617-726-2748
Fax: 617-724-8880
Boston Hours:
Monday: 9:00AM-7:00PM
Tuesday: 8:00AM-5:00PM
Wednesday: 8:00AM-4:00PM
Thursday: 8:00AM-7:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM-4PM
Saturday: 8:30AM-11:30AM*
*Important note: We will be closed on Monday evenings and Saturdays throughout the Summer. We plan to re-open these two sessions after Labor Day.
All visits are by appointment only. Please note that we do not offer walk in hours. If you are not a patient at Mass General – or are not sure if you are a patient at Mass General – please call our Patient Registration line at 866-211-6588 to register as a patient or to update your registration.
Chelsea Health Center
100 Everett Avenue Suite 16C
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: 617-887-4149
Chelsea Hours:
Tuesday: 9:00AM-4:00PM
All visits are by appointment only. Please note that we do not offer walk in hours.
Email (non-urgent and general questions only):
sexualhealthclinic@mgh.harvard.edu
Explore This Clinic
Mpox
- Mpox Vaccination
The MGH Sexual Health Clinic is offering vaccinations against mpox. To schedule an appointment for the vaccine, please call us at 617-726-2748.
If you are unable to come to the MGH Sexual Health Clinic, here is a link to vaccination sites in Massachusetts.
Do I need a booster?
As of Monday, August 19, the CDC is NOT recommending a booster dose. “Right now, getting more than 2 mpox vaccine doses, like a booster dose, isn’t recommended unless you work with monkeypox virus or other orthopoxviruses in a research laboratory.”
News
- Kevin Ard, MD on Mpox vaccinations
Local doctors push for more mpox vaccination as virus appears to be on the rise | GBH (wgbh.org)
Resources
- CDC Clinical Guidelines on the Use of Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for STI Prevention View the Guidelines
- The MGH Age Positively Program
Are you age 50 or older and living with HIV? Do you have questions about aging and your health? The Massachusetts General Hospital Age Positively Program works to help people living with HIV diagnose and navigate chronic conditions and help position them for a positive aging experience. The program is a partnership between our Infectious Disease and Geriatrics teams. Learn more at the Mass General Age Positively Program website.
Events
Studio 54
When: August 31, 2024
Time: 7pm-12am
Where: Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building | 200 Washington Street | Roxbury, MA 02119
4th Annual Back 2 School Jamboree
When: September 7th, 2024
Time: 1pm-5pm
Where: 301 Columbia Road, Boston MA 02121
About the event: Free hotdogs, hamburgers, games, vendors, and a limited number of lunch boxes for youth to fill up with school supplies.
In Living Color: The Ball
When: September 14th, 2024
Time: 7pm
Where: 24 Washington St, Boston MA 02121
About the Program
For more than 60 years, the Sexual Health Clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital has provided screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Services are provided in a confidential setting by a professional staff trained in the area of sexually transmitted infections. Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or insurance status.
The Sexual Health Clinic offers the following services for adolescents and adults:
- Evaluation and treatment for sexually transmitted infection including: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes infections (HSV), genital warts - Human papilloma virus (HPV), molluscum, scabies and vaginitis
- Evaluation, testing, and treatment of Mpox
- Testing for the human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)
- Initiation of PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV) in both pill and injectable forms.
- Counseling on prevention of HIV infection
- Testing for Hepatitis C
- Vaccinations for sexually transmitted infections
- Post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) after a sexual exposure to HIV
- Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for STIs (aka Doxy PEP)
- Information and literature regarding sexually transmitted infections and safer sex practices
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