No cure is available for some sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as HIV, human papillomavirus (HPV), herpes, and hepatitis B. However, treatment can help reduce the effects of these ...
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Common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during pregnancy have been linked to a higher risk of significant birth complications including preterm birth, stillbirth and babies born smaller than ...
The 2023 STI data shows a 1.8% overall decrease, with significant declines in gonorrhea cases and stable chlamydia rates. Syphilis cases increased by 1%, with notable declines in primary and secondary ...
A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined whether doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) was associated with declines in bacterial ...
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise in the U.S., including an 80% increase in syphilis over a five-year period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new ...
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More than 20 years ago military public health scientists warned that service members had higher rates of certain sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, than U.S. civilians. The military’s ...
Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) is a method of reducing transmission rates of certain bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It involves taking an oral dose of doxycycline, ...
Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, include both sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, and the many infections that don’t progress to disease. STIs are caused by more than 30 different ...
Diagnoses for sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are increasing in older adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of people older than 65 diagnosed with ...