Most patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms suggestive of sexually transmitted infections are not tested, a US study finds.

Part of the problem likely comes down to the state's high number of people without health insurance, the study's authors said.

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmitted infections (STIs), are far more common than many ...

ATLANTA — In May, the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an increase in certain sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea, and syphilis, while infections of ...

There are more than 30 kinds of bacteria, viruses and parasites that people can pass to their partners while having vaginal, anal or oral sex, the World Health Organization says. Some of these ...

From Chlamydia to Gonorrhea, Read on to know the top 8 dangerous and highly contagious STDs in the world. Check out their warning symptoms below.

Sexually transmitted infections can cause devastating complications during a pregnancy. If left untreated an STI can have serious long-term health effects on expecting parents, and the developing baby ...

NEW YORK -- A sexually transmitted form of ringworm recently made its way into the United States. So far, there has only been one reported case -- a patient in New York City. Trichophyton ...

It's time to develop more effective ways to control and prevent sexually transmitted gut infections, urge the authors of an article appearing today in Clinical Microbiology Reviews, a journal of the ...

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