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Podcast: Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls
Episode: NEW Syphilis At-Home Test: Promises and Problems
Description: The rise of home testing for STIs/HIV started long before the recent pandemic (the FDA approved its first HIV home test collection kit way back in 1996), but COVID-19 seems to have accelerated the popularity of getting tested from the comfort of our homes. In Nov 2023, the Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization, the first of its kind, for an at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea. The test kit, called Simple 2, is available online through various offerings. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common STIs in the U.S. Of course, syphilis has also been on the move...