More than 1.7 million cases of chlamydia were reported in 2018. About 580,000 gonorrhea cases were reported in 2018. About 35,000 cases of the most contagious forms of syphilis were reported in 2018.

Public health experts were alarmed to see a surge of common sexually transmitted diseases – now referred to as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – during the last two years of the COVID-19 ...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can be a silent yet significant threat to couples. Many STDs have subtle or no symptoms, making it easy for them to go unnoticed and spread between partners.

(CBS/AP) - For the first time in three decades, the nation's most common sexually transmitted disease is a little less common. However, rates for a less common but highly contagious STD rose ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

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 ...

If you ask junior Jake Berman, protecting yourself against Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)s is just a matter of common sense. "Don't have sex with people who have STDs, that is the best way to ...

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – Syphilis is a fairly common sexually transmitted disease with devastating complications. This is STD Awareness Month and the Lubbock Health Department is trying to get the word ...

On a "black" Monday, a clinician calls and says that they have sent a urine sample to the laboratory on 2 occasions, and each time the result has been negative both for Chlamydia and gonorrhea. Yet, ...

When it comes getting our kids vaccinated against things like measles, mumps, rubella, polio and even chicken pox, it’s a pretty easy decision. However, one vaccine that can help prevent cancer in ...

STD cases are rising, yet Malaysians still believe in these 5 harmful myths. Learn the facts and see how you can protect ...