The help that a mobile app brings

 

The Planned Parenthood mobile STD testing app is said to help people plan their family, particularly those living in California, Washington and Minnesota respectively. These states provide a home lab kit tests for 2 of the most typical STDs. The residents of the states can easily download the app straight to their Apple and Android phones and then order the kit for chlamydia and gonorrhea tests. The residents of the said states can now download the Planned Parenthood straight to their smartphones of tablets for free, but the test kit is around $149. You can pay it conveniently through the app using your credit or debit card.  The test kits went on a discreet packaging, and there is also an instruction of how you can use it. The users can also send a urine sample to the labs on the Planned Parenthood and then they will get the results through the app as well. For a while, the users can send messages to the doctors and to the nurses with queries. The users must 16 years old and above.

 

If the result is positive, the users must record a short video, allowing the treatment to take place. This selfie video as what they call is will be sent to the doctor who will write a prescription for the treatment of chlamydia. Those who are found positive for gonorrhea will be given a reference to a health center for injectable treatments.  The online health services are among the most victorious and developing trends in the health care today, according to the president of the health innovation at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America during an interview with Reuters Health. A lot of people have a restricted amount of time to see the doctor for a routine test.

 

The positive results coming from an innovative device

 

Dr. Klausner is an infectious disease specialist at the University of California in Los Angeles. He once said that the application would show a positive result towards the digital, innovative and patient centered services, however, the test kit is quite costly and it doesn’t test for any other diseases. The capacity of the test kit also has limitations.  He added his primary concern is that it is around $149 for those who will test for chlamydia and gonorrhea that is around 10xs of the cost of the test in a regular clinic and 20xs of the cost in a federal clinic. This is a great idea; however, it will not reach the poor or the average earning individuals or teens.

 

However, Ana Sandoval, the director of the Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California even said that the price was quite competitive when compared to the other type of home test kits. What is so dissimilar is that they just do not give the test, but the treatment is also a part of the service, she added. It is very essential for people to get tested. The price of the tests includes the shipping to and from the user, the test and the prescription at the same time. According to the director of the Female Sexual Medicine Program at Stanford Health Care, the app is said to be more advantageous to women who are working full time or to those who are so scared or feel ashamed of the to a clinic for testing.

 

 

 

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