Sexually transmitted infections have been on the rise for years, but at-home testing might help.
Sexually transmitted infections have been on the rise in the United States for some time. In 2019, the country reached an all-time high for thereleased this month
“And when the pandemic occurred many public health agencies had to completely shift on a dime and focus exclusively on COVID-19,” he says. “So that meant pulling resources that might have been used for [sexually transmitted disease] screening, STD testing and STD clinics and moving all those personnel to COVID-19.”
For reported gonorrhea and syphilis to increase in spite of reduced STI screening is especially concerning, says Matthew Golden, an infectious diseases specialist and professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He suspects that the true incidence of these infections is being underestimated.
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