Talent Testing Service (TTS), the leading industry testing provider committed to ensuring the well-being of talents, is pleased to announce the release of its November 2024 update featuring the latest positivity rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
Chlamydia Urine - Positivity Index
Overall, the three Chlamydia Urine rates show a similar behavior through time including the steady downward trend from the November 2022 peak. In November 2024 the three rates remain around or at 1.3%; the Total rate unchanged at 1.3%, the Female rate up to 1.4%, and the Male rate dropping to 1.2%. Seeing that historic levels have been around 2.0%, the current rates being below 2.0% can be considered to be within expectations.
GC (Gonorrhea) Urine - Positivity Index
In November 2024 two of the Gonorrhea Urine rates continued to turn upward; the Total rate at 0.5% from 0.4%, and the Male rate also at 0.5% from 0.3%; while the Female rate remains unchanged at 0.5% for the third straight month. In this month the three rates remain within the trend.
Trichomonas Vaginalis Urine- Positivity Index
Mycoplasma Genitalium Urine - Positivity Index
Chlamydia & GC (Gonorrhea) Throat and Rectal Swabs - Positivity Index
Based on market activity the positivity rates for the four tests below has December 2022 as a relevant, starting point where all levels display their peak and then start overall downward trends. In November 2024, the three Chlamydia Rectal rates rose again, the Female rate to 2.4% from 2.3%, the Total rate to 2.4% from 2.0%, and the Male rate to 2.3% from 1.7%. The three Chlamydia Throat rates are now lower; the Male rate at 0.2% from 0.7%, the Total rate at 0.3% from 0.7%, and the Female rate at 0.5% from 0.6%. Although within an overall smaller range of 0.0% to 3.5%, when compared to the other swab rates, the Gonorrhea Rectal lines volatility is visible since April 2023, and now show the Female rate going down to 0.7% from 0.8%, the Total rate up a notch again to 1.2% from 1.1%, and the Male rate increasing to 1.8% from 1.4%. The three Gonorrhea Throat rates decreased, with the Male rate at 1.7% from 2.4%, the Total rate at 1.2% from 1.8%, and the Female rate at 0.7% from 1.3%. In conclusion, the rate levels displayed in the Gonorrhea Rectal swabs continue to show a more volatile behavior than the other three swab tests.
About Talent Testing Service, Inc. (TTS)
As the leader in setting testing standards for the industry, Talent Testing Service, Inc. (TTS) consistently offers talents safe, courteous, affordable, and convenient testing through wholly owned subsidiaries or collaborating sites. Since 2005, TTS has provided the most advanced infectious molecular testing for the adult industry. TTS is a privately held company with headquarters in Miami, Florida and subsidiary offices in Los Angeles, CA, Tampa, FL, Orlando, FL, Las Vegas, NV Puerto Rico and Budapest, Hungary.
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