Description

myLAB Box Boomer Box At Home STD Test Kit For Seniors

Hep C, HIV, Chlamydia + Gonorrhea

Many of our baby boomers have returned to dating. Unfortunately, they are not practicing safe sex as carefully as later generations. In fact, people who are over the age of sixty actually report the lowest usage of prophylactics of any generation. Now new infections are comparable to those between the ages of twenty and twenty-four. The Boomer Box tests for the three most common sexually transmitted infections among seniors discretely from the privacy of home. Free telemedicine and treatment (as determined medically appropriate) is available for those testing positive for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea. This test includes chlamydia (genital), gonorrhea (genital), HIV I/II, as well Hepatitis C.

Boomer Box At Home STD Test Kit Includes: 1 mail-in urine collection kit and 1 finger-stick blood kit to test for the following infections: chlamydia (genital), gonorrhea (genital), HIV I/II, and Hepatitis C.

Test for three (3) of the most common high-risk sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in seniors as well as Hepatitis C from the privacy of your own home with our myLAB Box at home STD test for seniors.

Product features:

• Screening test for common STDs and Hepatitis C for older adults
• Mail-in kit for home use
• Test in as little as 5 minutes

• Lab results in 2-5 days

• 100% pain free

• Free physician consultation for positives

Test for:

Hep C, HIV, Chlamydia + Gonorrhea

HIV and Older Adults:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),an estimated 47% of Americans living with diagnosed HIV were aged 50 and older. Many HIV risk factors are the same for adults of any age, but older people are less likely to get tested for HIV. Treatment with HIV medicines (called antiretroviral therapy or ART) is recommended for everyone living with HIV.

The number of older adults living with HIV is increasing for the following reasons:

• Many people diagnosed with HIV at a younger age are growing older. Life-long treatment with ART is helping these people live longer, healthier lives.
• Thousands of older people are newly diagnosed with HIV every year.

Many risk factors for HIV are the same for adults of any age. But like many younger people, older adults may not be aware of their HIV risk factors. In the United States, HIV is spread mainly by having anal or vaginal sex with someone who has HIV without using a condom or taking medicines to prevent or treat HIV or sharing injection drug equipment, such as needles, with someone who has HIV.

Some age-related factors can put older adults at risk for HIV infection. For example, age-related thinning and dryness of the vagina may increase the risk of HIV infection in older women. In addition, women who are no longer concerned about pregnancy may be less likely to use a condom during sex.

CDC recommends that everyone 13 to 64 years old get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine healthcare and that people at higher risk of infection get tested more often. Your health care provider may recommend HIV testing if you are over 64 and at risk for HIV infection.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs – Chlamydia and Gonorrhea)
Infection rates for sexually transmitted diseases keep climbing among Americans 45 and older, part of a larger national trend that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says must be confronted. There is about a 20 percent increase in these diseases, and continues a trend of year-over-year increases since at least 2012. The rates of infection are highest among people ages 15 to 24, but the increase among older Americans was larger than for the rest of the population.

According to the CDC:

• There were 43,409 reported cases of chlamydia among people 45 and older in 2016, up from 38,185 reported cases in 2015 and 26,405 in 2012.
• Gonorrhea had 33,879 reported cases last year in the same age group, up from 26,005 in 2015 and 16,257 in 2012.

Extended Product Information:

Boomer Box At Home STD Test Kit For Seniors Disclaimer:
myLAB Box offers individuals with laboratory services for wellness monitoring. All tests are validated by myLAB Box clinical laboratory affiliates. Results are comparable to samples collected in a physician’s office or at the clinical laboratory. Tests used in myLAB Box kits have been developed and performance characteristics determined by myLAB Box clinical laboratory affiliates. Tests have not been cleared or approved by the US Federal and Drug Administration (FDA). myLAB Box clinical laboratory affiliates are regulated under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) of 1988 as qualified to perform high complexity clinical testing and follow the guidelines of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The tests are not intended to diagnose disease and are for your educational purposes. You will receive a phone call from your prescribing physician or his/her designate notifying you of the type of infection for which you test positive. All additional health care instructions, ongoing care, and possible need for prescriptions will be provided by your own healthcare provider. Copies of your test results will be made available for you to share with your healthcare provider. If you do not have a health care provider, you can search for one on the internet, get recommendations from family or friends, call your local county medical society or local hospital physician referral service, or seek care from a local minor emergency center.