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Tag: STD

Health News, Sexually Transmitted Disease

Syphilis may be transmitted through semen, UW study suggests

December 17, 2018

The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, can be present in semen at high enough concentration to transmit the disease.

Chlamydia, Gonorrhea

An Underused Strategy For Surge In STDs: Treat Patients’ Partners Without A Doctor Visit

November 13, 2018

“Expedited partner therapy” is recommended, bu many doctors aren’t taking the advice because of entrenched ethical and legal concerns.

Sexually Transmitted Disease

Why Aren’t More STD Patients Getting This Proven Treatment?

September 14, 2018

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.

HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease

Discreetly Tracking Down Sex Partners To Stop A Surge In STDs

September 14, 2018

Oregon’s Clackamas County, health officials are asking patients with an STD who their sexual partners are — and then are tracking those partners down.

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