Tag: Chlamydia
FDA Approves First At-Home Test to Diagnose Three STIs in Women
The Visby Medical Women's Sexual Health Test received marketing authorization to diagnose chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis in women
Guideline Adherence Suboptimal for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Treatment
14.0 percent of chlamydia cases and 38.7 percent of gonorrhea cases receive treatment with recommended antibiotic
America’s Epidemic of STDs May Finally Be Slowing
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 -- The epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States appears to be cooling...
2022 Saw More Than 2.5 Million Cases of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
Concerns center around syphilis and congenital syphilis, which increased 17.0 and 30.6 percent in one year
First OTC Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Approved by the FDA
Approval establishes a new device classification, meaning other similar home tests could potentially have an easier approval process in the future
2021 Syphilis Rates Increased by Nearly One-Third in the United States
More than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in 2021
USPSTF Urges Screening Young Women for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
All sexually active women aged 24 years and younger should be screened as well as women older than 25 at high risk
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Rates Up Among Young Women in the U.S.
More women ages 18 to 30 are testing positive for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
CDC: Rates of STIs Up From 2016 to 2018 Among Women Giving Birth
Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis increased 2, 16, and 34 percent, respectively
2017 to 2018 Saw Increases in Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
Higher rates of chlamydia seen among teens, young adults; men who have sex with men driving syphilis up
