Talent Testing Service Reports August STD Rate Decline
LOS ANGELES—Talent Testing Service (TTS) released its August 2026 update, showing a slight decline in sexually transmitted disease positivity rates.
Overall, the three Chlamydia Urine rates show a similar behavior through time, including the steady downward trend from the November 2022 peak. In August, two of the rates dropped, with the total rate falling to 1.4 percent from 1.9 percent and the male rate dropping to 1.5 percent from 2.4 percent. The female rate remained unchanged at 1.3 percent.
In August 2026, all three Mycoplasma G. urine rates increased slightly: the female rate rose to 3.5 percent from 3.2 percent, the total rate to 3.4 percent from 2.8 percent, and the male rate to 3.3 percent from 2.5 percent.
Based on market activity, positivity rates for the four tests below show overall downward trends since December 2022. In August 2026, the Chlamydia Rectal total rate fell to 1.3 percent from 1.4 percent, while the male rate dropped to 0.9 percent from 1.3 percent and the female rate rose to 1.7 percent from 1.5 percent.
The Chlamydia Throat rates, however, all increased: the total and female rates rose to 0.4 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively, from 0.1 percent, while the male rate increased to 0.3 percent from 0.0 percent.
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