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Female Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Types, Causes, Symptoms & How to Treat Them Effectively

Female genital infections are usually spread through sexual contact, whether oral, anal or vaginal. The structure of the vagina makes women more susceptible to infection than men. Most cases are ...
Healio

Q&A: PCPs adhere to STI guidelines less than half of the time, creating gaps in treatment

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients often received treatments that are not recommended by the CDC, particularly azithromycin. Keeping up ...
Des Moines Register

Iowa's syphilis cases increase, but other STIs on the decline

An ancient but treatable sexually transmitted disease is seeing a resurgence in Iowa. The state counted 877 new cases of syphilis in 2022 — a 209% increase compared with the 283 cases in 2018, ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Epidemic of sexually transmitted disease has slowed in U.S. but not in Georgia

Despite improvements in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases across the country, the infection rate remains high in Georgia, especially for gonorrhea and chlamydia, according to data released ...
Reason

Will Florida Teens With Sexually Transmitted Diseases Have To Tell Their Parents Before They Can Get Treatment?

In an ideal world, teenagers would not be engaging in risky sexual activity and would not be catching sexually transmitted infections (STIs). But we do not live in an ideal world. And young people are ...
STAT

Use of antibiotic to reduce STIs appears to be fueling some antibiotic resistance, research shows

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...