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Confidential Online STD Testing Clinic, getSTDtested.com, Introduces 'Edu-Tainment' for STD Prevention as Social Networking Changes Dating Scene

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 13th, 2009

getSTDtested.com, the industry's first online confidential clinic to use Web 2.0 technology that exclusively focuses on the awareness, testing and destigmitization of sexually transmitted diseases, is launching a series of avatar and physician-based videos to help consumers navigate its website, learn from medical professionals and better understand their overall risks and testing options.

The Pew Internet Project estimates that more than 80% of Internet users look online for their health information. Recognizing this trend, the getSTDtested.com site launched in May and since then has reached adult consumers of all ages in every state, addressing the way technology has...

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