But over-the-counter tests paid for by customers with cash are another matter. The FDA approval process for those is still the same, usually a 510 (k) device approval.

The Era of Cheap and Easy STD Treatment Is Over. What Went Wrong? Better drugs and easily accessible clinics had stemmed the spread of diseases like gonorrhea and syphilis.

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Unlike rapid antigen tests for COVID, the home STD kits on the market require patients to collect their own samples, and then mail them to a lab for analysis.

Experts believe STDs have been rising because of declining condom use, inadequate sex education and reduced testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of Americans are infected each year.