Addressing Challenges in Accessing Traditional STI Screening Options

The panelist discusses how asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can silently impact overall health, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive screening and education, particularly for less known STIs like trichomoniasis and Mycoplasma genitalium, while exploring how newer testing methods like nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) can address challenges in traditional screening access and improve patient care.

EP: 1.Importance of STI Screening to Detect Uncommon Infections

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EP: 2.Addressing Challenges in Accessing Traditional STI Screening Options

Video content above is prompted by the following:

• In what ways can asymptomatic STIs impact overall health, and why is screening important?
  • How can health care providers effectively raise awareness about less commonly known STIs like trichomoniasis and Mycoplasma genitalium?
• What challenges do patients face when accessing traditional STI screenings testing, and how can these be addressed?
  • How does the use of newer screening methods like NAAT impact patient access to necessary screenings?

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