Doctors say that home tests can be as accurate as getting tested in a lab if you get a good sample. (Getty Images) Getting tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) used to mean driving to ...

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A sexually transmitted infection (STI) is passed from one person to another through sexual contact. An STI can have a viral cause, like human papillomavirus (HPV), or a bacterial cause, such as ...

During the early stages of the pandemic, STI testing rates declined due to factors such as healthcare clinics closing or limiting in-person appointments, resource reallocation to combat Covid-19, and ...

While we might all think, ‘I’m safe, it’ll never happen to me’, recent reports show that STI diagnoses in England are on the rise, with those aged 15 to 24 seeing a 26% increase in diagnoses between ...

Point-of-care PCR testing for STIs in the ED reduced length of stay and improved antibiotic stewardship compared with central laboratory testing.

Checking for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which are notoriously underreported and stigmatized, may soon get easier now that U.S. authorities have recently approved the first commercial ...