Nearly one-third of women deal with bacterial vaginosis, and though the infection is treatable through antibiotics, it often comes back. The solution? Treat both sexual partners. A study published in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What it's like when your teen gets a sexually transmitted infection. (Photo illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo News; images: ...

Real-world data show DoxyPEP implementation among PrEP users significantly reduces the incidence of chlamydia and syphilis.

According to a report published on Dec.14, 2024, by the prescription service company Universal Drugstore, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV cases are increasing in certain states, which ...

Point-of-care testing for common sexually transmitted infections may reduce overuse of antibiotics and improve emergency ...

Routine blood tests on those attending two A&E departments screen for syphilis or hepatitis.

Why is this happening? STIs have plagued humans since Biblical times. But when HIV was first identified in the United States in 1981, it was particularly devastating. Whereas most STIs have unpleasant ...

Despite improvements in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases across the country, the infection rate remains high in Georgia, especially for gonorrhea and chlamydia, according to data released ...

As the rates of sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, continue to rise rapidly across the country, including the Chicago area, it's black residents in high-poverty areas who are most affected, ...

The first reported case of a sexually transmitted fungal infection in the United States was Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) in 2024. Other fungal infections can transmit through ...

Medical experts caution that such environments, characterised by anonymity, limited supervision and high humidity, create ...