Category: Sexually Transmitted Disease
As Syphilis Invades Rural America, Fraying Safety Net Is Failing To Stop It
While syphilis is still concentrated in cities, its continued spread into places like Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma creates a new set of challenges.
Cervical pre-cancer rates down 88% in decade since HPV vaccinations began in UK
New findings clearly show that the routine HPV vaccination program has been a resounding success.
Syphilis may be transmitted through semen, UW study suggests
The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, can be present in semen at high enough concentration to transmit the disease.
What you need to know about HIV/AIDS today
Efforts to stop the spread of HIV are hindered by fear and stigma.
An Underused Strategy For Surge In STDs: Treat Patients’ Partners Without A Doctor Visit
“Expedited partner therapy” is recommended, bu many doctors aren’t taking the advice because of entrenched ethical and legal concerns.
Why Aren’t More STD Patients Getting This Proven Treatment?
Most patients with an STD get treatment only for their own infection — when they probably could get antibiotics for their partner at the same time.
Discreetly Tracking Down Sex Partners To Stop A Surge In STDs
Oregon’s Clackamas County, health officials are asking patients with an STD who their sexual partners are — and then are tracking those partners down.