Sex is more than just a pleasurable experience, it's an important part of one's mental and physical health. One of the essential elements of maintaining that health is monitoring for sexually ...

NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. The numbers ...

A task force addressing Louisiana's nationally worst sexually transmitted infection rates will consider recommending criminal ...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week show that during 2020, the height of the pandemic when many were purportedly staying away from others, rates of sexually ...

As the country locked down for covid-19, Britons had fewer chances for casual unprotected sex. They also had fewer tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Not surprisingly, diagnoses ...

Healthbeat reports a 9% decline in STIs in 2024, but data limitations suggest caution in interpreting this trend. Congenital ...

Sex can be amazing, but it can leave you with more than a body-quaking orgasm. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like “the clap” are always a risk (even if you use protection, which you ...

Today, in every state, sexually active teenagers can get contraceptives to protect themselves against unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases - even if they can't talk about sex with ...