In the last year, the FDA has approved two STD tests for at-home use that allow women to get fast diagnoses for syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea—three STDs with skyrocketing rates among midlife women ...

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.

A study just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the United States exceeded 1.4 million in 2007, with black women, ages 15 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Misconceptions, lack of HPV vaccination and higher infection risk are tied to STD growth for women aged at least ...

The idea that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) always announce themselves with uncomfortable or visible symptoms is a dangerous misconception that health experts are working to correct. Research ...

In Sub-Saharan Africa, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are among the most common reasons that adults, as a group, seek health care (Hira et al., 1992b; Meheus et al., 1990; Zimbabwe, 1989). Yet ...

Press release from Invigor Medical: A new study on behalf of Invigor Medical has identified the U.S. counties and states with the highest STD rates. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)—also referred ...