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FDA Approves First At-Home Test to Diagnose Three STIs in Women

This at-home, nonprescription STI test has high positive accuracy rates in diagnosing chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis and has been FDA-approved for marketing. HealthDay News — The US Food and ...
Los Angeles Times

A sex test for Olympic contenders harms all women

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The International Olympic Committee claims that requiring sex testing for every female athlete will “protect women ...
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 ...
Medscape

Could Vaginal Microbiome Testing Transform Women’s Health?

Research into the microbiome and how it affects our health has expanded rapidly in recent years. Unlike the gut microbiome, which has attracted widespread attention, the communities of bacteria, yeast ...
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At-home STI testing kits: What midlife women should know

It’s no secret that sex changes in midlife. Libido may drop and desires may change, but here’s one thing that shouldn’t change-having safe sex, which includes regular testing for sexually transmitted ...