sexually transmitted infection
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There’s Now a Tampon That Can Test for STIs
A UK-based startup is hoping to turn their specialised tampons into a popular test for sexually transmitted infections. The company Daye has launched a new at-home screening service for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other common STIs. The test is currently only available in the UK but will reportedly expand to the U.S. and the European Union…
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GEICO Could Pay $7.33 Million to Woman Who Says She Got STD in Ex’s Car
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t read it with my own eyes. In what is likely a first, The Kansas City Star reports that GEICO has been ordered to pay $US5.2 ($7.33) million after one of its customers failed to disclose his HPV-positive status before engaging in unprotected sex in his car.
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Americans Gonn Wild: Gonorrhea and Syphilis Rates Skyrocketed in 2020
Despite widespread lockdowns and quarantine orders, the first year of the covid-19 pandemic did not stop Americans from spreading sexually transmitted diseases.
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A Girl Likely Caught Gonorrhea From Swimming in a Hot Spring, Doctors Say
Doctors say they’ve documented an unusual case of gonorrhea in an 11-year-girl from Austria, one with no evidence of sexual transmission. As near as they can tell, the girl caught it from swimming in a communal hot spring while vacationing in Italy. Thankfully, the infection was successfully treated with antibiotics once discovered.