Medical Xpress

Researchers find at-home self-collection testing can expand STI and HPV screening

Researchers with UNC School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center collaborated on a new study that highlights a simple but effective way to improve ...
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FDA Approves First At-Home STI Test For Women—How It Works And What You Need To Know

In a major advancement for women's health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorization for the first home-based, nonprescription diagnostic test for three common ...
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 ...
Healio

VIDEO: Universal screening for STIs in adolescents could avoid stigma

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW YORK — In this video, Jacob R. McLean, DO, assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University, recaps ...
Infectious Disease Advisor

STI Screening in Men: A Conversation With Michael Gerlach, DMS, PA‑C

STI screening in men a lot of times is not part of routine health maintenance, whereas with women, there are more touchpoints ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Older, Sexually Active High School Students More Likely to Receive HIV, STI Testing

Adolescents and young adults have the highest prevalence of STIs and new HIV infections, with disparities among racial groups and MSM. Significant predictors of HIV and STI testing include age, number ...
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5 Reasons To Get Regular STI Testing If You’re 'Sexually Active'

Sexual health remains one of the most vital yet overlooked aspects of public health across the world. Despite increasing awareness, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and sexually transmitted ...
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 ...
Psychology Today

STI Testing: What Are Teens Concerned About?

Sores? Blisters? Pus oozing from a genital area? Most of us don’t need Google to know that sexually transmitted diseases (STI) can be physically uncomfortable – and really yucky-feeling – to have.
Nature

Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening in Young Populations

Young people bear a disproportionate burden of bacterial and viral sexually transmitted infections (STIs), driven by a combination of biological susceptibility, social stigma and barriers to accessing ...
Healio

Q&A: ‘Think more broadly’ with STI testing for all women with vaginitis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About one in five people who present with vaginitis symptoms also have at least one STI. CDC recommends ...