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Australia’s only approved at-home chlamydia and gonorrhoea test has been suspended after regulators found it unreliable and prone to false negatives — putting users at risk of missing serious infections. The TGA halted supply for six months while the company retests, and experts warn this highlights the urgent need for stronger evidence and oversight before approving similar kits. False negatives can lead to untreated infections, infertility, or pelvic inflammatory disease — so anyone who used this test and got a negative result should follow up with a clinic for confirmation and treatment.

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