Data on more than 1.4 millions incarcerated individuals in 43 countries shows STI rates are particularly high in adolescents ...

At-home STD tests offer convenience and privacy while testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These diseases are also called sexually transmitted infections (STIs). If you're sexually active ...

The US is in the midst of an “out of control” STD epidemic, with cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia on the rise nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says gonorrhea cases ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials released data Tuesday showing how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases have been accelerating, but doctors are hoping an old drug will help fight the sexually ...

OraSure TechnologiesOSUR recently announced that it submitted two applications to the FDA seeking approval for its two new at ...

Gynecologists long viewed bacterial vaginosis as solely a women’s issue — until a study that treated their male partners, too ...

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Point-of-care PCR testing for STIs in the ED reduced length of stay and improved antibiotic stewardship compared with central laboratory testing.

Recent studies in Taiwan show that bacteria and parasites that cause intestinal infections such as Shigella; Giardia; Chlamydia trachomatis, which causes lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV); and Entamoeba ...

Eight Texas cities landed in the top 100 cities in the U.S. with the highest sexually transmitted disease infection rates, according to a recent study. Innerbody, a healthcare research group, used the ...

Health experts consider transmitting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) via a toilet seat impossible. Sitting on a toilet does not expose a person to infection. Share on Pinterest Ledernase/Getty ...