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 ...

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 ...

Sexually transmitted infections are common in Hawaii—more common than the flu, according to the Hawaii Department of Health.

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, ...

A new study published in The Lancet shows promise for a chlamydia vaccine in the near future. As STI rates reach a record high, it can't come soon enough. The trial—which included a small sample size ...

March 27 (UPI) --A researcher at Washington State University has developed a diagnostic finger-prick test that can detect a common sexually transmitted infection trich. Trichomonas vaginalis is a ...

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 ...

Researchers at Tulane University are leading a groundbreaking study to seek a more effective treatment for trichomoniasis, an infection that, despite being the most common curable sexually transmitted ...

A common vaginal condition which affects nearly a third of women across the globe may actually be a sexually transmitted infection (STI), a new research has shown. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) can lead to ...

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 ...