Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are more common than many people realize. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 374 million new STIs occur each year worldwide, and chlamydia ...

Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have developed a world-first ...

The most common STIs, their symptoms and treatment Some of these infections may be cured, while others may be lifelong or disappear with time. Treatment varies with each STI, and you generally can’t ...

A highly common bacterial affliction that impacts nearly a third of women worldwide could very well be an overlooked sexually transmitted infection (STI). Bacterial vaginosis (BV) occurs when the ...

Perhaps they should be called STeyes. Sexually transmitted infections impact 1 in 5 people in the United States — and while symptoms in the nether regions are widely known, the eyes also provide a ...

As rates of sexually transmitted infections continue to skyrocket across the United States, a growing number of physicians are prescribing a commonly used antibiotic as a way to prevent chlamydia, ...

Modern medicine has transformed some sexually transmitted infections from certain death to minor inconveniences, and innovations are still coming. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is an emergency ...

The FDA announced Friday that it had approved the first at-home test for sexually transmitted infections, opening the pathway for more to come.

New guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first time outline which at-risk groups health providers should recommend use a common antibiotic to help prevent the ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can cause symptoms including changes to urination and discharge, itching, painful sex, bleeding, sores, rashes, and pregnancy complications in females. This ...