Ring tests for STDs and sends results to a smartphone

Hoope is a medical device that fits onto the user’s thumb and enables them to painlessly test themselves for common STDs.

United States22 Sep 2015
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Despite its importance, there is still an undeniable stigma attached to visiting a sexual health clinic. Unfortunately this leads to high numbers of sexually active people failing to get tested, and the spread of STDs such as syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea. Offering a solution is Hoope — an affordable home medical device, which fits onto the users thumb and enables painless, rapid blood testing for the four most common curable STDs.

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