The Food and Drug Administration’s first-ever approval of an at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea could help drive earlier detection and treatment of these sexually transmitted infections amid a ...

Accessible testing for the infections may help curb the STI epidemic, but there is still a long way to go. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 28, 2023 3:30 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

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 ...

Although chlamydia is highly contagious, it does not always transmit to a person’s sexual partners. It is also possible to have a false-negative or false-positive test result. Having more frequent sex ...

Chlamydia treatment may fail twice due to bacterial resistance to antibiotics, such as doxycycline, issues with the absorption of medication into the body, or not following the full course of ...