In a context of rising sexually transmitted infections, health insurance gives, from July 1, the possibility for young women aged 18 to 25 to order a screening kit for free.
Tune new weapon in the fight against sexually transmitted infections (IST). Health Insurance announced Monday, June 30, launching a free and delivered home screening kit for young people aged 18 to 25. This will first be available for young women from Tuesday July 1 before being also made available to men “in the second half of July,” the CNAM said in a press release.
To benefit from it, the applicants will have to fill out a questionnaire on the Ameli site before receiving the kit at the place of their choice within seven working days. This is made up of a tube intended for the self-pronouncement as well as a user manual detailing the instructions and comprising a QR code leading to a video tutorial.
After sending the levy to the laboratory under pre -ray envelope, “the young person is warned of the availability of his results by SMS within five working days”, details the CNAM. He can then consult them on the Mesnalayses.fr website.
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An increase in STI cases
This kit should make it possible to detect cases of HIV/AIDS, Syphilis and hepatitis B but also infections in Chlamydia and Gonococcus which have multiplied in recent years. Between 2021 and 2023, the health authorities identified an increase of +59% of gonorrhea cases in men and +46% in women as well as an upsurge of +10% of chlamydiosis in men.
These infections can remain “silent for a very long time and can have serious consequences”, warned Florence Thune, director general of Sidaction with Franceinfo, who also reaffirms the importance of “knowing the fact that we have an STS, being able to treat it is also to prevent transmission”.
Posted on July 1 at 4:03 p.m., Emilie Pelloux, 6medias
