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Australian women to get self tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea – but experts urge caution

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Australia ’s drugs regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration ( TGA ), has approved the rapid home test for sale.

It is expected to be available in pharmacies from 13 December , with a recommended retail price of $ 24 .

The test developer, Touch Biotechnology, states that when the test was compared against urine PCR testing, it correctly identified more than 99% of positive cases for both chlamydia and gonorrhoea, and did not produce any false positives.

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