Simply put, because "STDs are biologically and psycho-socially sexist at all levels," said Dr. Hunter Handsfield, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington Center for AIDS and ...

Just three months after having a normal physical examination, a young woman complains of lower-abdominal pain. What did her clinician miss? This is the second of a three-part series on sexually ...

Two lesions on the patient’s labia arouse suspicion of a second problem. An STD expert tracks down a diagnosis other clinicians might miss. This is the third of a three-part series on sexually ...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are more common than many people realize, and they often go unnoticed due to their ...