Sex is more than just a pleasurable experience, it's an important part of one's mental and physical health. One of the essential elements of maintaining that health is monitoring for sexually ...

There are an estimated 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections every year in the United States, says the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. While some forms of ...

As STI rates reach record highs, the CDC is drafting recommendations for some people to take a "morning after" pill to prevent the transmission of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infections Duncan ...

More than 2.5 million cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in 2021, jumping by 7% in one year, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The US ...

Earlier this month, public health officials warned of a syphilis outbreak in Houston, with cases jumping 57 percent between 2019 and 2022. Syphilis is a bacterial infection spread by sexual contact.

Watching a performance of Henrik Ibsen’s play Ghosts as an undergraduate, I was appalled by the dawning realization that young Oswald had congenital syphilis as collateral damage from his father’s ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Yet another dangerous result of the pandemic has come to light. A report just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the infection rate for ...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week show that during 2020, the height of the pandemic when many were purportedly staying away from others, rates of sexually ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Calling monkeypox a STI is inaccurate and can create other issues, experts say, like stigma. Experts suggest clear messaging around how monkeypox can spread to inform, not alarm. Caused by a virus in ...

Married women are less likely to receive sexually transmitted disease counseling and HIV testing in the year before a pregnancy compared with unmarried women, according to research presented at IDWeek ...

Five Americans are likely infected with monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday, warning that people might first mistake the infection for a sexually transmitted disease.