New Herpes Testing Technique Set to Launch
An innovative biomedical engineer at Boston University is set to release a finger-prick blood test that can show instantly whether someone has HSV-2, chlamydia, or syphilis.
It's an important step – currently, doctors need an active outbreak to test herpes lesions directly, and the blood tests available now are known to produce false negatives and false positives. An easier test for the virus may also help to remove the stigma surrounding herpes – if everyone who actually has HSV-2 was made aware of it, it could help to universalize the issue.
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