A Johns Hopkins infectious disease expert is advising sexually active women over age 40 to be screened for a common STD, trichomonas. New evidence has found this infection is more than twice as common ...

On a "black" Monday, a clinician calls and says that they have sent a urine sample to the laboratory on 2 occasions, and each time the result has been negative both for Chlamydia and gonorrhea. Yet, ...

The idea that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) always announce themselves with uncomfortable or visible symptoms is a dangerous misconception that health experts are working to correct. Research ...

In the United States, drug-resistant gonorrhea is a public health problem of national concern. But untreatable gonorrhea isn't the only STD that has health officials worried, according to an NBC News ...

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U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases. The proposed ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers arrested for juvenile offenses have a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, so screening these teens soon after arrest may help catch many cases, a new ...

In 2017, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in America In 2017, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in America.

Want to know the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in your city? You might be surprised by the results. Find your city in the gallery below. Want to know the most common sexually ...