The rates of three sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) — gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis — have skyrocketed in the U.S., according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

As the United States reckons with a burgeoning sexually transmitted disease crisis, a broadening chorus of public health experts are calling for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ...

Infectious diseases specialist Kristin Englund, MD, has not seen a patient with antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea-- yet. “But, unfortunately, we anticipate that it’s coming, and that’s pretty scary,” ...

Anyone having oral sex with somebody who has a sexually transmitted infection can contract the disease. Some, including syphilis, human papillomavirus (HPV), and herpes can cause symptoms in the mouth ...

Simply put, because “STDs are biologically and psycho-socially sexist at all levels,” said Dr. Hunter Handsfield, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington Center for AIDS and ...

Diagnoses of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) jumped up in recent years, especially among older Americans, according to new data. The data from FairHealth found a 4.8 percent increase in patients ...

GLOBALLY, the numbers of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have been trending upwards for both men and women, which make them a public health concern. But while both sexes are affected by STDs, ...

Most sexually transmitted diseases do not live long enough on a toilet seat to hurt you. For example, Healthline reports that HIV dies almost instantly once it dries in the air. This makes it ...

It's common for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to cause no symptoms. That means you could have an STD — and spread it to others — without knowing you're infected. The only way to know for sure ...

One in four teen girls has an STD! The rate of STDs in teen boys is rising! A 2010 report from the CDC indicates the rate of STDs is rising in teen boys. In 2008, the CDC published the results from a ...

Misinformation is more dangerous than a lack of information. People easily believe what they do not know about and this is why sexually transmitted diseases are still taboo in India. Most people shy ...

Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in America, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and ...