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 ...
Forbes

Wisp Expands Women’s Health Platform With At-Home STI Testing And GLP-1 Care

As clinic access shrinks and provider shortages rise, Wisp—the largest pure-play women’s telehealth platform in the U.S., available in all 50 states—is betting big on home as the new front line of ...
wdam

Health departments, community clinics now charging for STI testing after federal funding cuts

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Free testing for sexually transmitted infections is no longer an option at health departments and community organizations across Mississippi. The change comes after federal ...
Healio

Study supports testing HIV PrEP users for STIs at 6 months instead of 3

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Six-month STI testing for HIV PrEP users is comparable ...
Forbes

At-Home STI Tests Have Excluded Men. One Physician Just Changed That

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Geri Stengel writes about the success factors of women entrepreneurs. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Medscape

Low Rates Seen With Packaged STI Testing, With Substantial Racial, Ethnic, Age, and Insurance Status Disparities

Disparities in testing and in test positivity for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) suggest missed opportunities for screening, and the need for more targeted strategies to improve prevention of ...
USA Today

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 ...

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 ...
Healio

STI testing low among gay, bisexual men in initial private health facility visit

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Only about half of gay or bisexual men received the recommended STI testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea and ...
Self

At-Home STI Tests Are Everywhere Right Now. How Well Do They Work?

In the past few years, we’ve gotten very familiar with at-home rapid testing for COVID-19. In the midst of the pandemic, the need for another kind of health screening skyrocketed: Rates of STIs rose ...
The Gazette

‘If you use it, test it’ with free sexually transmitted infection kits in Linn County

Amid rising rates of some sexually-transmitted infections, Linn County Public Health wants people to know: “If you use it, test it.” This evocative message is intended to broaden awareness about the ...