Real talk. We don’t talk enough about sexually transmitted infections and diseases. Most are very treatable, however. The FDA ...

Sexually transmitted diseases or STDs (formerly called venereal diseases) are among the world's most common infectious diseases. These bacterial or viral diseases are spread through sexual contact.

The US is in the midst of an “out of control” STD epidemic, with cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia on the rise nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says gonorrhea cases ...

College nurse Sandy Trevithick counsels a student about birth control and sexually transmitted diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 19 million new STD infections ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sexually transmitted infections are becoming more common in older adults. Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in people ...

According to the agency, the primary transmission route for sexually transmitted infections such as HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and genital herpes is unsafe sexual behavior, particularly unprotected sex ...

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A recent ruling by a judge in New York state determined that giving your spouse a sexually transmitted disease (STD), also ...

A person usually contracts tuberculosis (TB) when they breathe in TB bacteria. In rare cases, the bacteria may travel to the genitourinary tract and transmit between people during sexual activity. If ...

Eight Texas cities landed in the top 100 cities in the U.S. with the highest sexually transmitted disease infection rates, according to a recent study. Innerbody, a healthcare research group, used the ...