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milo_macgyver t1_iwv0kw6 wrote

The DC health department runs a free mail-in HIV test kit program called GetCheckedDC. If the return address is 899 N Capitol St, then that's where it came from. If you didn't order it yourself, presumably someone else ordered it on your behalf. I won't speculate on why someone would do that. There's no harm in taking it, or in saving it for later, but if you really don't want to take it you can just throw it away. Source: I work there.

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[deleted] OP t1_iwv3cjd wrote

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RemySchnauzer t1_iwv5x3d wrote

Any chance someone could have ordered it for themselves and accidentally used their old address, which is now your current address?

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milo_macgyver t1_iwv478q wrote

I hear you! It is a little weird. It's possible your PCP ordered it, though I haven't heard of us doing that. I've worked there for a while and every year we have a non-zero number of joke orders, which is annoying but comes with the territory of offering sexual health resources to the public. One time we had some students at a Catholic school order a condom packet to be sent to their teacher; that was fun 🙄

Editing to add: I spoke with my colleague who runs the program and he said PCPs shouldn't do this without your knowledge. If you want to talk to someone in our office, send a message to GetCheckedDC@dc.gov and he'll do his best to help you figure out what happened.

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[deleted] OP t1_iwvlys9 wrote

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KombuchaLady3 t1_iwvs7sr wrote

The doctor running a STD/STI test may have triggered something with DC Health to send out an HIV test.

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alizadk t1_iww33fk wrote

Some STDs are dormant in your system for years, such as HPV. And HPV can cause UTIs.

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