STIs Are on the Rise in Midlife Women—But New At-Home Testing Kits Can Help You Self-Diagnose

But there are more ways to test and protect yourself than before. In recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...
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FDA authorizes at-home chlamydia and gonorrhea test for the first time

Accessible testing for the infections may help curb the STI epidemic, but there is still a long way to go. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 28, 2023 3:30 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) ...
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Safe practices, testing lower risks of infectious chlamydia

Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, include both sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, and the many infections that don’t progress to disease. STIs are caused by more than 30 different ...
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New CDC Guidelines Endorse Opt-Out Screening for Two of the Most Common Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Recommend Nucleic Acid Testing for Mycoplasma Genitalium

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) commends the decision by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to endorse an updated approach to ...
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New Chlamydia Test Provides Diagnosis Within 30 Minutes

Experts say patients can get results before they leave the doctor’s office, allowing them to start treatments earlier. Share on Pinterest Researchers say the new chlamydia test is just as accurate as ...
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Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Rates Climb, But Few Young Women Feel At Risk

In the midst of record-high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs or STDs), a new industry-sponsored survey finds that many of those at high risk for STDs are not getting tested—and don’t ...
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Pay-it-forward strategy increases chlamydia, gonorrhea testing among MSM

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The pay-it-forward strategy may increase gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among Chinese men who have sex with men ...

Results in 30 minutes: New over-the-counter STI test now available in Austin area

A new over-the-counter sexually transmitted infection test in Austin delivers results in 30 minutes and connects patients to ...
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Self-obtained samples show similar performance as lab diagnostics for gonorrhea, chlamydia testing

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vaginal swab samples collected by patients performed similarly to lab-based molecular diagnostics for chlamydia ...
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Multisite Testing May Catch Missed Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea

Systematic screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae at oral, anal, and vaginal sites could increase case detection rates compared with traditional vaginal-only testing in women.
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News tagged with chlamydia testing

The first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea will soon hit the market, following its approval Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In a study published in The Annals of Family ...