Why is this happening? STIs have plagued humans since Biblical times. But when HIV was first identified in the United States in 1981, it was particularly devastating. Whereas most STIs have unpleasant ...

More than 2.5 million cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in 2021, jumping by 7% in one year, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The US ...

A highly common bacterial affliction that impacts nearly a third of women worldwide could very well be an overlooked sexually transmitted infection (STI). Bacterial vaginosis (BV) occurs when the ...

Gynecologists long viewed bacterial vaginosis as solely a women’s issue — until a study that treated their male partners, too ...

Sex educators explain how STI stigma has negatively affected people's lives. (Getty Images) Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are more common than you think. Yet despite the fact that half of all ...

For several years, pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV (PrEP) has been a major success in preventing new cases. However, individuals on PrEP typically engage in riskier sexual behavior and thus are ...

Under the agreement, Hydreight will serve as the exclusive distributor of HSC’s at-home STI pre-screen testing kits across its national platform. The Company has already secured approximately 50,000 ...

The first reported case of a sexually transmitted fungal infection in the United States was Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) in 2024. Other fungal infections can transmit through ...

Despite growing openness around sexual health, many still underestimate the threat of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). While unplanned pregnancy is often the bigger worry, infections like ...

Nearly one-third of women deal with bacterial vaginosis, and though the infection is treatable through antibiotics, it often comes back. The solution? Treat both sexual partners. A study published in ...