FOR PrEP PROGRAMS · MEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH · HIV/STI CLINICS
PrEP Lab Monitoring & STI Testing for Telehealth and Clinic Partners
Our CLIA-certified, FDA-registered lab supports LGBTQ+ PrEP and sexual-health programs with CDC-guided panels, branded kits, and LabFlow API results integrated into your platform.
CLIA Certified Lab
#05D2040304
FDA Registered Facility
#FEI3011213917
California Lab License
CLF00342268
HIPAA-Compliant Results Portal
Secure results delivery
WHY LABS MATTER FOR PrEP
PrEP refills depend on lab results. Missed labs mean lapsed patients.
CDC guidance calls for an HIV antigen/antibody test and an HIV-1 RNA test at least every 3 months on oral PrEP. Refills are written for no more than 90 days, until the next HIV test. Patients on injectable cabotegravir are tested before every injection, every 2 months. For telehealth PrEP, CDC says lab-only visits are “strongly preferred.”
Source: CDC Clinical Guidance for PrEP, updated Apr 30, 2026.
Your lab partner has to deliver complete results on schedule, every quarter, for every patient. IHDLab is built for recurring, high-volume programs:
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Panels configured to your clinicians' protocols
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Collection options patients actually complete
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Results in your workflow before the refill is due
Why 3-site testing matters for men
For LGBTQ+ men, CDC recommends STI screening at each site of exposure: throat, rectum and urine. In one study of men on PrEP, only about half had a rectal or throat swab at their last visit, and urine-only screening can miss most chlamydia and gonorrhea infections in this group. Easy self-collected swabs help your program close that gap.
Sources: CDC Clinical Guidance for PrEP; PMC6247810 (study of men on PrEP in New York City).
WHO WE WORK WITH
Built for organizations running PrEP and men's sexual-health programs
Most PrEP users in the U.S. are LGBTQ+ men. Our panels and kits are designed around their care.
Telehealth PrEP providers
For platforms serving men nationwide or in California: quarterly panels for oral PrEP and bimonthly HIV testing for injectable PrEP, with results routed to your clinicians by API.
LGBTQ+ and men's sexual-health clinics
3-site testing for LGBTQ+ patients. Self-collected kits for patients who won't come in, and California draw sites for those who can.
Community health & health departments
Branded at-home STI programs, with opt-in aggregated reporting for grant and program reports.
Men's health & sexual-wellness brands
White-label STI kits under your brand, ordered from your app by your licensed clinicians.
Employers & benefits platforms
Confidential STI screening programs.
CDC-ALIGNED PANELS
PrEP and STI panels aligned with CDC guidance
Panels are configured to support your clinicians' protocols. Your ordering clinicians decide which tests each patient needs.
PrEP lab monitoring panels
Oral PrEP baseline: HIV Ag/Ab + HIV-1 RNA, creatinine/eCrCl, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, 3-site chlamydia/gonorrhea, lipids (F/TAF). Oral PrEP quarterly: HIV Ag/Ab + HIV-1 RNA, syphilis, chlamydia/gonorrhea. Injectable cabotegravir: HIV Ag/Ab + HIV-1 RNA every 2 months. Lenacapavir: HIV test before each injection.
COLLECTION OPTIONS
Collection your patients will complete
Patients can give blood at one of our California patient service centers, self-collect urine and rectal and throat swabs with a branded at-home kit, or combine both under one order with one combined result.
HOW IT WORKS
How a PrEP program runs with IHDLab
In short: your clinician orders the panel, the patient collects at home or at a California PSC, our CLIA-certified lab in Irvine runs the tests, results post to your platform or portal, and reactive HIV results go straight to your clinical team with a confirmatory-testing protocol.
INTEGRATIONS
Results in your workflow, not another portal
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LabFlow REST API for ordering, kit status and results delivery
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Partner portal for teams that don't integrate, plus bulk kit orders for existing partners
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Opt-in aggregated, de-identified reports on result rates and positivity
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EHR connectivity
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Business Associate Agreement available
WHY IHDLAB
Why PrEP and STI programs choose IHDLab
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We are the lab. No aggregator or reseller sits between your patients and their results. We handle kitting, logistics, testing and results.
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Kits and draw sites from one lab. Home swabs and urine, plus venous blood at our California PSCs, with one requisition and one results feed.
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Your brand from start to finish. Generic IHDLab or fully white-labeled kits, with custom box printing and collection instructions.
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Built for recurring programs. Panels mapped to oral and injectable PrEP schedules, with 3-site STI screening for men who have sex with men built in.
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Billing options. Client billing, or insurance billing for eligible PrEP services. See accepted insurances.
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Credentials. CLIA-certified (05D2040304), FDA-registered (FEI 3011213917), CA/NY/MD licensed.
READY TO LAUNCH YOUR PrEP PROGRAM?
Launch or scale your PrEP lab program
Tell us about the men your program serves: patient volume, oral or injectable PrEP, states served and how you'd like results delivered. A diagnostics specialist will map your panels, collection plan and integration.
Getting started is simple
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Talk to our diagnostics team about your patient volume, oral or injectable PrEP and the states you serve.
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We map your panels and collection plan, and connect results to your platform through the LabFlow API or the partner portal.
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Choose branded at-home kits, California PSC draws or both.
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Go live: your first patients are tested and results flow to your clinicians.
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