At Home STD Test Kits, the Debate and the Changes that Would Need to Happen

At Home STD Test Kits, the Debate and the Changes that
Would Need to Happen
Some STD kits have been available for people for a while however now the
DIY kit discussion has exploded and seems to be a big hit among young
women.
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When given the option for being tested using an at home test kit versus going
to the doctor most women say that doing a kit at home would be their first
choice while being tested by a clinic or their own doctor would be 2nd.
STD at home test kits are not currently available in the United States.
However test kits can be ordered presently online through mail order but they
are quite expensive.
Presently HIV test kits are the only ones available online at a reasonable cost
and once order the kits have easy instructions with mailing instructions and
instructions in which to get your results easily over the phone. HIV test kits
are now for sale at almost any pharmacy and online.
Results from STD test kits can be important because early treatment for any
STD is important, left untreated they can cause serious health problems such
as infertility, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, and in the case of HIV even
death.
Women who use the at home test kits will use a vaginal swab in order to
obtain a smear that will then mailed to a facility that will be similar to that of
the HIV testing kit.
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One of the biggest reasons that at home kits may be important to many young
women is that, many young people today often don't get their regular
gynecological exams as in years past. With long acting birth control methods
such as IUDs and implants, many women don't see the need in having regular

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checkups.
While at home testing is not a substitute for regular gynecological exams,
they can be a way of a woman or man being tested for a disease prior to
coming in for treatment of the condition. The most important part of at home
test kits is that at least they are being tested for some STDs, and that alone
may be reason enough to stop some diseases from spreading.
For at home STD kits to become a marketable item for the average consumer,
the kits would have to be not only easier to get a hold of, much like the HIV
test kits but they would also have to be at an affordable price. The HIV test
kits are approximately 65 dollars in price and if your concerned about having
the disease this seems more reasonable than the present kits online for
chlamydia which run about 200 dollars.
The STD kits would also have to have similar mail in and easy accessible
results, as well as assistance if needed.
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Chlamydia and gonorrhea are both STDs that are almost completely
symptom free and can exist as silently as a low grade fever for a long time
before causing serious health issues. The antibiotic treatment for both STDs
however is relatively easy and very effective, and once the test results come
back positive any doctor even your family doctor can easily prescribe
something.

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