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The FDA has cleared its first at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea, the two most common sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S., amid steadily rising numbers of cases. Sold by LetsGetChecked—a ...

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women — gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis — as well as the first home-based ...

Up until now, people concerned that they might have chlamydia or gonorrhea would have to get tested at a doctor’s office. Users of the new test won’t need a prescription and can activate it online.

Credit: LetsGetChecked. The Simple 2 Test can detect the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae through samples collected at home from vaginal swabs and urine specimens. The Food ...

The Simple 2 Test for chlamydia and gonorrhea is the first FDA-approved test with at-home sample collection for any sexually transmitted disease other than HIV. Photo courtesy of FDA The first home ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Pride Center of San Antonio announced it is expanding its offering of free sexually transmitted disease testing kits on World AIDS Day. People can now take at-home tests for HIV, ...

Doxycycline discharge kits significantly improve guideline-directed treatment and reduce time to definitive treatment in patients with chlamydia who were discharged from the emergency department (ED).

Allegheny County is partnering with Color Health to offer STD test kits. Color Health will mail the tests, perform lab testing on specimens and provide results to residents. Allegheny County is ...

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