Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases originally appeared on usnews.com Update 10/10/23: This story was previously published at an earlier date and has been updated with new information.

A concerning new sexually transmitted infection has been identified. Health experts believe it may have already spread widely without detection. This new STI, named Mycoplasma Genitalium Strain B ...

Over thirty years, sexually transmitted diseases trended upward worldwide, researchers report in a comprehensive study of global data.

In “Strange Bedfellows,” Ina Park offers a humane and humorous rundown of sexually transmitted infections, with the hope of reducing the shame that accompanies them.

Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise — so why are fewer Americans using condoms? Against a backdrop of rising STI cases and decreasing reproductive rights, condom use has recklessly fallen ...

Sexually transmitted diseases are always dangerous, but strains of the infections that can mutate and become resistant to drugs are making treatment more and more challenging.

Sexually transmitted diseases in nonhuman primates Ideally, comparison with other primates should yield valuable clues to the evolution of human venereal diseases, but scanty knowledge is a handicap.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for example, the once-daily pill that prevents HIV transmission, does not offer protection against the spread of other sexually transmitted diseases.

STDs vs. STIs STI stands for sexually transmitted infection and STD stands for sexually transmitted disease. Scientifically speaking, the difference between diseases and infections is that ...

ST. LOUIS — Health officials here in the St. Louis area are concerned about the increase in sexually transmitted infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed that 2.5 ...