Sexually Transmitted Infections News

Screening and Treatment for Vaginal Infections in Pregnancy

Trichomonas vaginalis, a sexually transmitted vaginal infection, has been associated with preterm delivery and low birth weight.  Trichomonas infection can have unpleasant symptoms such as itching, heavy discharge, vaginal irritation, and odor. It also causes a chronic inflammatory…    

Screening and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy

Many sexually transmitted infections are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends screening all pregnant women for human immunodeficiency virus infection as early as possible. Treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy can…    

Screening and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy

Many sexually transmitted infections are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends screening all pregnant women for human immunodeficiency virus infection as early as possible. Treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy can…    

Syphilis prompts HIV fears in Malagasy mining town

A spike in syphilis infections in a major Malagasy mining town could predict an HIV epidemic there in future, an official said on Wednesday.

Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, is passed from one person to another…    

Chlamydia screening sub par in young US women

In the United States, adolescent girls and young women are not being routinely screened for chlamydia, the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in the United States, experts warned today at the annual meeting of the American College…    

Syphilis Rate on Rise in U.S. Gay, Bisexual Men

Armed with more than a decade’s worth of statistics, researchers are sounding a new alarm about growing rates of syphilis among gay and bisexual men.

The overall number of syphilis cases in the United States fell…    

Vaccinate children against sexually transmitted diseases, say doctors

Five vaccines should be given to teenagers to protect them against potentially deadly diseases, specialists say.

The new vaccines are needed to protect teenagers against sexually transmitted infections and illnesses such as chickenpox that are…    

Condom mishaps common among young men, study shows

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 condom breakage.

“We give condoms away all…    

Gonorrhea linked to male bladder cancer risk

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 Harvard School of Public Health in…    

Herpes infections frequent in adolescent girls

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 symptoms, some of those who…    

Doctors urge HPV vaccine for men and women

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 on Monday.

The vaccine, Merck & Co.…    

Research findings may speed the development of vaccines for Chlamydia and other STDs

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 the initial stage of infection, Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers have found a way…    

Health insurance tied to lower chlamydia risk

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 STD in the U.S., with teenagers…    

New research shows how ‘genetic fingerprinting’ can be used to track the spread of STDs

New research shows it could be possible to follow the spread of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) through the population by tracking the individuals in a city infected with the same strain of the bacterium. This could help…    

India sex workers rewarded for HIV checks

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.

UNAIDS, the United Nation’s AIDS agency,…