FDA approves at-home testing for common STIs

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There’s Now a Tampon That Can Test for STIs

Daye has just launched a new at-home, tampon-based test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other common STIs, though it's only in the UK for now. Reading time 3 minutes A UK-based startup is hoping to turn ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Antibiotic resistance threat prompts WHO to update recommendations for STI treatment

The World Health Organization released updated guidelines Tuesday for the treatment of three common sexually transmitted infections — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis —because of the growing threat ...
Well+Good

Scientists take steps toward a vaccine for chlamydia, one of the most common STIs

A new study published in The Lancet shows promise for a chlamydia vaccine in the near future. As STI rates reach a record high, it can't come soon enough. The trial—which included a small sample size ...
UPI

Researcher creates finger-prick test for common STI trich

March 27 (UPI) --A researcher at Washington State University has developed a diagnostic finger-prick test that can detect a common sexually transmitted infection trich. Trichomonas vaginalis is a ...
Popular Science

A guide to preventing, spotting, and managing STIs

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Our society doesn’t do a great job teaching people about sexually ...
The Daily Illini

STIs and you: How to protect yourself, seek treatment

According to a 2021 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 5 people lived with a sexually transmitted infection on any given day in 2018 — and about half of them ...
CBS News

Common antibiotic could slow skyrocketing STI rate

As rates of sexually transmitted infections continue to skyrocket across the United States, a growing number of physicians are prescribing a commonly used antibiotic as a way to prevent chlamydia, ...
AOL

Chlamydia is the most common bacterial STI in the U.S. — here’s what you need to know

There are more than 20 types of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but some are more prevalent than others — namely, chlamydia, which is the most common STI caused by bacteria. (HPV, also known ...
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FDA approves first at-home, over-the-counter test for STIs. But there's a catch.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever testing kit for sexually transmitted infections that can be taken at home without a prescription. But it's not for everyone. The ...
New Atlas

Self-testing is accurate & removes the stigma of checking for STIs

If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s the value of testing for infection at home without the need to visit a health facility. Now a series of studies have found that testing for sexually ...
C&EN

Microfluidics could enable rapid at-home testing for common STIs

The World Health Organization reports that around the world, people acquire more than a million curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) every day. Most of those STIs, however, are asymptomatic.