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Studies Support Use of Daily Antibiotic to Prevent STDs in High-Risk Groups
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – It's long been known that popping the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of a risky sexual encounter can greatly reduce a person's risk for a sexually transmitted...
Herpes Infections Recently Cost $35 Billion Globally
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 and HSV-1 infections and their consequences cost $35 billion globally in 2016, according to a study published online July 2 in BMC Global and ...
Many Teen Girls Seeking Care in the ED at High Risk for Pregnancy
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – Sexually active adolescents seeking care in the emergency department have a high risk for pregnancy, and the emergency department may provide a feasible environment to...
Ignorance Could Be Fueling Rising Spread of STDs, Poll Finds
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Many sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in the United States, and a nationwide poll indicates that ignorance about how they're transmitted could be fueling their...
Only Half of Adults Believe They Should Disclose Sexually Transmitted Infection Status
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – Only half of individuals disclose or believe they should disclose having a sexually transmitted infection (STI) prior to sexual intercourse, according to a literature review...
Close-knit Family, Community Key to Teens Delaying Sex
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Teenagers who are part of close-knit neighborhoods and families are less likely to have sex at a young age, a new study has found. On the other hand, teens’ schools have l...
Mpox Is Still Circulating Among U.S. Gay Men
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Though not at numbers seen in the 2022 outbreak, mpox cases are still circulating in the United States, largely among gay and bisexual men, new government data shows....
CDC Recommends Doxycycline PEP for Gay Men, Transgender Women
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – In clinical guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published June 4 in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,...
CDC Supports Use of Doxycycline as 'Morning After Pill' to Stop STDs
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – In new guidelines released Tuesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that certain people take the antibiotic doxycycline as a morning-after pill to lower the risk of...
CDC Supports Use of Doxycycline as 'Morning After Pill' to Stop STDs
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – In new guidelines released Tuesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that certain people take the antibiotic doxycycline as a morning-after pill to lower the risk of...
CDC Supports Use of Doxycycline as 'Morning After Pill' to Stop STDs
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – In new guidelines released Tuesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that certain people take the antibiotic doxycycline as a morning-after pill to lower the risk of...
Experts Warn of Drug-Resistant Jock Itch, Athlete's Foot
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Drug-resistant fungal infections are appearing in the United States, resulting in highly contagious and tough-to-treat cases of ringworm, also known as jock itch or...
FDA Approves First Self-Test Collection Kit for HPV
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a kit that will allow women to collect their own vaginal sample for HPV screening, a move that could increase early...
Recommended Treatment for STIs More Likely in Public Versus Private Health Care Settings
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 – Individuals seen for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by clinicians in a private U.S. health care setting are less likely to receive recommended treatment than those...
Syphilis Is Increasingly Displaying Atypical, Severe Symptoms
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 – Syphilis cases are on the rise in the United States, and doctors in Chicago say they are increasingly seeing cases that don't display typical symptoms, such as rash or skin...
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