Daye expands capabilities of diagnostic tampon to incorporate STI screening

A yr in the past Daye launched its revolutionary tampon vaginal microbiome screening equipment and now it has expanded the providing to incorporate STI screening.

The brand new STI diagnostic tampon will enable individuals to gather a pattern from the consolation of their very own house, after which ship it off for testing, with outcomes coming again inside 5 working days.

It can assist be sure that sufferers who’re anxious or embarrassed about getting examined for STIs have a extra discrete choice. As well as, by rushing up prognosis it should open entry to immediate remedy. The service contains personalised aftercare, together with remedies and consultations with related healthcare professionals.

The answer is utilized in the identical method as a traditional tampon. Not like an ordinary swab it collects extra vaginal fluid and covers a bigger floor space, making it each extra correct and extra comfy

The STI diagnostic tampon makes use of polymerase chain response (PCR) expertise, which might detect even hint quantities of genetic materials from pathogens. It may well detect chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomonas, mycoplasma and ureaplasma and has a low stage of false positives.

The Daye diagnostic equipment is registered with the MHRA and samples are analysed in a UKAS-accredited lab.

Valentina Milanova, founding father of Daye, stated: “Regardless of residing in a world the place over one million individuals get an STI day by day, STI testing has chronically low charges post-covid 19, and consequently, many ladies and AFAB (assigned feminine at delivery) people may have an an infection unknowingly as a result of they haven’t any signs.

“Our STI Diagnostic Tampon makes STI testing extraordinarily simple, comfy and discrete.”