A London Clinic has began sending STD test results out via text message. It’s a practice gaining in popularity, that’s part of an effort to encourage young people to come in and get tested.
And, as Gizmodo points out, the quick and impersonal nature of a text message could be ideal in such a sensitive situation:
Despite how trivializing this sounds, it could actually be an attractive option for some. Phone calls involve direct interaction with another person about an extremely embarrassing subject, and a physical letter can take quite a while—again, not exactly appropriate for the, uhh, urgent nature of the [...]




