Regular STD testing and treatment decrease your risk of getting or spreading infections. You can use protection like condoms to significantly lower your risk of transmission. Untreated STDs can lead ...

Research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis points to a common species of Gardnerella vaginalis bacteria as an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to ...

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.

Many patients who present to the emergency department with a suspected sexually transmitted disease (STD) are treated with antibiotics, even though their cultures are ultimately negative for bacterial ...

Sexually transmitted diseases are more common than many people realize, and more often than not, they go undetected. While regular testing is essential, even doctor visits don’t always guarantee early ...

Cases of syphilis in England are at their highest levels since the 1940s. But doctors have new ways of tackling this ancient foe, including an antibiotic “morning-after pill” for taking after ...

Mississippi continues to rank among the states with the highest rates of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases in the country, even as national numbers and many other states have declined. According ...