Except for HIV tests, the FDA hasn’t approved STD test kits for use outside a medical setting. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

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 ...

More than 1.5 million people contracted chlamydia in 2015, an increase of 5.9 percent from the year before. Similarly, gonorrhea cases jumped 12.8 percent to almost 400,000 cases.