Three-quarters of the women and half of the men with the disease have no symptoms. Possible symptoms include discharge from the penis or vagina and a burning sensation when urinating. Additional ...

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 ...

"Getting tested for STIs on a regular basis is an important action that all New Yorkers can take to optimize their health," ...

Scientists are concerned about Mycoplasma genitalium, a little-understood STD that is linked to infertility. Dr. Irene Stafford, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, said the STD was a "real concern.

Years ago, my mother and I were in my daughter’s university quarters when she returned from a lecture with dozens of boxes of condoms in her arms. My daughter burst out laughing when she saw the ...

Background: Standard counseling at nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) diagnosis includes advice to abstain from sex for at least 7 days and until symptoms resolve. Methods: From December 2014 to July 2018 ...

Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year — are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and ...