The Berrien County Health Department is reminding everyone of the importance of being tested regularly for sexually transmitted infections during this Sexual Health Awareness Month.

BCHD Clinical and Community Services Supervisor Dionne Rigozzi tells us those who are sexually active should be tested every three months, and the department is seeing more patients listen.

“ We do our best during our appointments to encourage that they come back for routine testing and that actually has gone up,” Rigozzi said. “A ccording to our data internally, we are seeing a lot of retesting.”

Rigozzi says the health department offers testing and treatment for STIs, counselling, and access to reproductive services. She thinks more pati

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