Every at-home STI test uses a vaginal swab. Testmate Health's urine-based test works for everyone. Lab-quality results in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors say that home tests can be as accurate as getting tested in a lab if you get a good sample. (Getty Images) (MMilda via ...

Everlywell, the HelloFresh of lab tests, debuted an STI subscription service called Current last month. For $14.99 a month, Everlywell will send you one of five STI tests (usually priced at $49 on ...

I was lying under a blanket, enjoying a chill Friday evening when my phone buzzed. "Hey, you might wanna get tested," the text read. I sat bolt upright. The message was from the guy I'd been sleeping ...

In 2017, there were about 420,000 diagnoses of STIs in England, according to Public Health England. And in young people between 15 and 24, a case of gonorrhoea or chlamydia was diagnosed every four ...

Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by a cotton swab. If you’ve ever had your throat swabbed for strep or your nose swabbed for COVID-19, I expect to see some hands! Now that ...

The CDC called it an “emerging issue” in 2015, but we wouldn’t blame you if you knew little or nothing about Mycoplasma genitalium (M. genitalium), a type of bacteria that causes a sexually ...

Picture the scene: Your date has gone well and you and your partner might sleep together. Like any safe adult, you assume there will be a conversation about STI status and the use of protection. Now ...

Most of us know that if we're sexually active we should be having regular STI tests; every six months to be precise. But we also know that sexual health screenings can be daunting, particularly if you ...