New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available ...

For some women, bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is such a common occurrence that they find themselves regularly dealing with the vaginal infection—even after treatment. Part of the problem seems to be ...

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

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections. U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common ...

New research suggests that bacterial vaginosis, a common vaginal condition, might actually be an STI. The study found that treating both men and women in a couple for the condition led to far fewer ...

Only women are currently treated for the infection called bacterial vaginosis, but it’s actually a sexually transmitted disease that sexual partners should receive treatment for as well, a new study ...

The CDC will soon recommend that some people take a "morning-after" antibiotic to lower their risk of STIs. But someday, it's possible that bacteria-killing viruses could do this without driving ...

Groin pain not going away? From severe bacteria infection to rare conditions, here is what this pain means and the right way ...

A new treatment for gonorrhea shows promise, which is welcome news with global rates of the sexually transmitted infection on the rise and antibiotic resistance becoming more prevalent. The oral ...

Data on more than 1.4 millions incarcerated individuals in 43 countries shows STI rates are particularly high in adolescents ...

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 ...