HERE'S AN APP THAT TESTS FOR STDs

Just call it the “clap app.”
Well, don’t. It’s actually called Healthvana and it’s designed to halt the spread of sexually transmitted disease. The newly launched app lets users verify their clean bill of health (or, maybe not) to potential suitors so the second date isn’t a trip to the clinic.

Founder Ramin Bastani told ABC News he’s putting a digital spin on the creepy phrase “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.”

“It’s no different if you went to the doctor and got a printout and showed [your partner] that,” he said. “We want to eradicate that idea that no news is good news.”

For someone who gets tested a lot, the back and forth of having an updated health record on hand to show potential lovers can be too much of a hassle. Healthvana wants to make it easier for eligible singles to prove they’re free and clear of STDs.

“If I want to go back and get my record, it is such a nightmare,” Bastani told ABC News. “It’s hard to get someone on the phone. And if I go back to the clinic, I wait in line for an hour-plus, just like everyone else, just to see someone and maybe get the records. And the whole time I am anxious and nervous.”

Bastani said the app, developed along with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, also eliminates the anxiety of waiting for test results. Users can instantly have their lab HIV, syphilis and gonorrhea results back from the doctors.

“We want to eradicate that idea that no news is good news,” Bastani said.

Michael Kaplan, the president of charity AIDS United, told ABC News he thought the openness of sharing whether someone has an STD is a step in cutting down of those who get infected.

“What I can tell you as someone who tested HIV positive back in 1992, with clarity that I wanted my past partners to know, is that my only option back then was calling them — it wasn’t even Facebook or social media,” he said.

Adapted