Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) usually pass from one person to another through sexual contact. Examples include chlamydia, crabs, and genital herpes. Treatment can depend on the type of STI.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are often regarded as quite a taboo when it comes to getting medical help. These infections are highly ...

There are an estimated 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections every year in the United States, says the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. While some forms of ...

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, ...

STI screening becomes even more critical as women age.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We don’t stop having sex after 40, but we do tend to stop talking about it. And, as the soaring rates of midlife STIs suggest, we ...

The genus chlamydia includes several species that can cause sexually transmitted infections (STIs), pneumonia and other respiratory infections, eye infections, and more illnesses. When you hear the ...

Experts are sounding the alarm over the rising prevalence of untreated sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Kenya, warning that they are silently driving infertility rates and fuelling new HIV ...