Sexual Health & HIV Prevention
Sexual health care with privacy, clarity, and practical next steps.
Sexual health care belongs in primary care. Alderon’s planned model for adults age 18 and older includes respectful, nonjudgmental evaluation and prevention planning for STI concerns, HIV prevention, sexual function, medication questions, contraception counseling, and other common sexual-health needs. Patient-specific clinical information will use Alderon’s secure clinical workflow rather than public website forms.
- Private clinical care through secure systems
- Prevention without assumptions or stigma
- Testing connected to treatment and follow-up
Your planned sexual-health framework
Pre-launch modelSexual Health Care at Alderon
Good sexual health care starts with facts—not judgment.
Sexual health care should reflect symptoms, possible exposures, anatomy, medications, pregnancy potential, prevention goals, and sexual function. Alderon’s planned approach uses those details to determine which testing, prevention, or treatment options are actually appropriate rather than ordering every available test by default.
Patient resource: Learn more about sexually transmitted infections, testing, and prevention from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (opens in a new tab).
Understand the concern and timing
Once care is established, discuss symptoms, possible exposure timing, partners, prevention methods, medications, pregnancy potential, and what you want help with through the secure clinical workflow.
Arrange the right testing
Testing can be tailored to symptoms, exposure timing, anatomy, sexual practices, and individual risk rather than automatically ordering every available test.
Treat or prevent when appropriate
When services are live, sexual-health care may include STI treatment, HIV prevention, contraception counseling, medication management, or another appropriate primary-care intervention.
Plan follow-up
Review results, repeat testing when indicated, update prevention strategies, and connect ongoing needs to broader primary care once the clinical relationship is established.
Sexual Health Care May Include
Prevention, testing, treatment, and sexual function.
Sexual health care is broader than STI testing. Alderon’s planned model connects prevention, medication, sexual function, reproductive goals, HIV prevention, and overall primary care.
STI testing & treatment
Planned care may include risk-based evaluation, testing coordination, treatment when appropriate, and guidance about follow-up or partner care when relevant.
PrEP
At launch, PrEP may be offered to adults without HIV after required HIV testing and other baseline assessment. Current CDC guidance recommends informing sexually active patients about PrEP and prescribing it to people who request it when clinically appropriate.
PEP after possible HIV exposure
Post-exposure prophylaxis is emergency, time-sensitive care. It should be evaluated as soon as possible after a recent possible HIV exposure and started within 72 hours when indicated.
Pregnancy prevention counseling
Planned care may include discussion of contraceptive options, effectiveness, safety, medication interactions, and local services when needed.
Erectile, libido & comfort concerns
Planned care may evaluate vascular, metabolic, hormonal, medication-related, menopausal, psychological, and other contributors to sexual symptoms.
Vaccination & broader prevention
Planned care may review HIV testing, hepatitis prevention, HPV vaccination, and other preventive needs when clinically relevant.
HIV Prevention
HIV prevention can be part of routine sexual health care.
PrEP is an evidence-based HIV-prevention option for people without HIV. Current CDC guidance recommends informing all sexually active adult patients about PrEP and prescribing it to people who ask for it when clinically appropriate. Safe PrEP care requires confirmation that the patient does not have HIV, appropriate baseline assessment, medication selection, relevant laboratory monitoring, and ongoing follow-up.
At launch, HIV prevention may include
- HIV testing and prevention counseling
- PrEP evaluation and treatment when appropriate
- Medication safety and laboratory monitoring
- STI screening based on anatomy and exposure
- Follow-up and adherence support
- PEP guidance after a recent possible exposure
Recent HIV Exposure
PEP is time-sensitive.
Do not wait several days for a routine appointment.
If you may have had a recent HIV exposure, do not use the Alderon interest list, public website forms, or routine communication as the care pathway. PEP should be evaluated as soon as possible and must be started within 72 hours of a possible exposure when indicated. The sooner it is started, the better. Seek prompt evaluation through an appropriate emergency department, urgent-care, sexual-health, HIV-prevention, or other service able to assess and prescribe PEP without delay.
Telehealth-First Sexual Health Care
Many sexual-health needs can begin with a private virtual conversation.
Once services are live, risk assessment, counseling, PrEP initiation or follow-up, result review, medication discussions, and many sexual-health concerns may be appropriate for telehealth. Required HIV testing, laboratory monitoring, examination, or other local services still need to be completed when clinically indicated.
At launch, a care plan may include:
- Local HIV and STI laboratory testing
- PrEP medication and monitoring
- Result review and treatment planning
- Contraception or medication counseling
- Local examination when symptoms require it
When In-Person Evaluation Matters
Some symptoms require an examination or urgent evaluation.
Telehealth is not the right setting for every concern.
Significant pelvic or testicular pain, genital lesions or severe swelling, pregnancy emergencies, suspected sexual assault, severe bleeding, urinary retention, significant systemic illness, or another concerning symptom should not wait for a routine Alderon response and may require prompt in-person, urgent, or emergency evaluation.
Related Care
Keep sexual health care connected to the rest of your health.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sexual health care and HIV prevention, explained.
Can PrEP be started through telehealth?
Yes, PrEP screening, initiation, and follow-up may be provided through telehealth when services are live and clinically appropriate. Required HIV testing and other indicated laboratory monitoring still need to be completed for safe PrEP care.
What is the difference between PrEP and PEP?
PrEP is preventive medication used before potential HIV exposure. PEP is a short, time-sensitive course used after a possible exposure and must be started within 72 hours.
Does every STI visit require every available test?
No. Testing should be based on symptoms, anatomy, exposure, timing, sexual practices, and individual risk rather than automatically ordering every possible test.
Is sexual-health care confidential?
Once a patient-care relationship is established, sexual-health information handled by Alderon as protected health information is subject to applicable healthcare privacy requirements. Insurance billing, explanation-of-benefits statements, and applicable law may still affect what appears in administrative records. Do not submit sexual-health or HIV information through public website forms.
Can Alderon evaluate erectile dysfunction?
Often, erectile dysfunction can begin with primary-care evaluation once services are live. Vascular, metabolic, medication-related, hormonal, psychological, and other factors may contribute and sometimes require additional evaluation.
Will I need an in-person examination?
Not always. Some concerns may be managed with telehealth plus laboratory testing once services are live, while pain, lesions, swelling, bleeding, or other symptoms may require local examination or additional testing.
Sexual Health & HIV Prevention
Interested in sexual health care that is easier to discuss and easier to manage.
Alderon’s planned model starts with a private clinical conversation and builds prevention or treatment around the patient’s health, risks, priorities, and goals.