Many young men could use a bit more instruction on proper condom use, according to lead author of a new study that found nearly one in three experienced recent…

Gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection, can double the risk of bladder cancer in men, researchers said on Tuesday.

Earlier studies had already suggested a link and scientists from the…

An innovative social marketing campaign called “Healthy Penis,” which used humorous cartoon strips to encourage gay and bisexual men in San Francisco to get checked for syphilis, was associated with an…

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States, and certain “high risk” types have been shown to cause cervical cancer. Despite recent advances…

Infections with the virus that causes genital herpes are common among teen girls, a new study shows.

While none of the young women in the study had oral or genital herpes…

A new vaccine aimed at halting the spread of a common sexually transmitted virus that can lead to cervical cancer should eventually be given to both sexes, doctors said…

Using a novel mouse model that allows scientists to study how the immune system’s fighter cells respond to invaders in the genital tract during…

Young U.S. adults with health insurance are less likely than their uninsured counterparts to have the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, a national study shows.

Chlamydia is the most common bacterial…

New research shows it could be possible to follow the spread of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) through the population by tracking…

Prostitutes in southern India are being given discount shopping cards in return for having regular checks at a sexual health clinic as part of a project to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.

New figures released by the Health Protection Agency show that the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other conditions diagnosed in genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in the UK increased…

The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnosed in the UK continued to rise in 2005, with syphilis showing a 23 percent increase, the Health Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

Cases…

Following a level off in 2004, early syphilis cases (infections contracted within the past year) in L.A. County climbed steeply in 2005, reaching 1,217 total cases - a 40% increase…

A virus called CMV, for cytomegalovirus, is the most common cause of uterus infections, but its impact on pregnancy outcomes is not fully understood. Now, Japanese researchers have linked it to…

Testing people for the genital herpes virus, and encouraging them to tell their partners the results, may help control the spread of the infection, new study findings suggest.

It’s estimated…