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At-home STD tests offer new options for screening and treatment (apnews.com)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available, a trend that experts hope will keep downward pressure on U.S. infection rates.

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 kit for the virus that causes cervical cancer.

The agency ended the year by approving two different drugs for gonorrhea, the first new options for the disease in decades.

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[–] cm0002@lemmings.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well sure, it's not foolproof, but the vast majority of users are probably not using the default Lemmy UI (because it kinda sucks lol) and instead are using an app or other front end.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People should know that you're crossposting from transphobic instances, in my opinion, so I'll continue letting people know, especially for those using screen readers. Also, I use the default Lemmy UI almost daily.

[–] cm0002@lemmings.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't worry, I don't crosspost anything that's transphobic or propaganda or that weird....spam post that shows up from time to time....

It's a big reason why I can't bot it lmao

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago

Then don't worry, I won't post links to transphobic content when I link the ML crossposts in the future, since you don't :)