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Public health departments have started mailing free STD test kits to residents. Dozens of commercial enterprises are jumping into or ramping up direct-to-consumer sales.

Widespread use of at-home STD testing, he said, could double or triple that number. He noted that doctors have years of experience using home collection kits.

If you Google “at-home STD testing kit,” for instance, you’ll come across something called myLAB Box. myLAB Box was created in 2013 by Lora Ivanova and Ursula Hessenflow.

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AHF, which operates 24 free STD testing and treatment centers, also known as AHF Wellness Centers, in nine states and Washington, D.C., has experienced the test kit shortages firsthand over the ...

Health care advocates are urging the federal government to approve at-home testing kits.

The Alabama Department of Public Health is now offering at-home sample collection kits to test for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.

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But, except for HIV tests, the Food and Drug Administration hasn’t approved STD test kits for use outside a medical setting. That leaves consumers unsure about their reliability even as at-home ...

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