If you have sex—oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse and genital touching—you can get an STD, also called a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Straight or gay, married or single, you're vulnerable to ...

How well-informed are you about your sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs? Did you know that according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 20 million new ...

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Public health experts were alarmed to see a surge of common sexually transmitted diseases – now referred to as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – during the last two years of the COVID-19 ...

One of my ex-boyfriends just informed me that he has an STD. How do I know if I have an STD? What are common STDs? Are STDs treatable? Are there any that aren’t treatable? Should I be worried? Thanks ...

Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) with many of the hallmarks of its better-known counterpart, chlamydia. You can have MG without knowing it, or have symptoms; it can ...

Many of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are typically identified by a handful of common symptoms. Herpes, for example, frequently causes genital warts and bumps around the mouth ...

The idea that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) always announce themselves with uncomfortable or visible symptoms is a dangerous misconception that health experts are working to correct. Research ...

Want to know the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in your city? You might be surprised by the results. Find your city in the gallery below. Want to know the most common sexually ...

(CBS/AP) - For the first time in three decades, the nation's most common sexually transmitted disease is a little less common. However, rates for a less common but highly contagious STD rose ...