Here’s the problem with all those scary stories and photos you might remember from Sex Ed class: They’re misleading. It’s very possible to have STDs with no symptoms, so telling teens that they’ll be ...

STDs are the poor consequences of bad protection during intercourse. People often avoid or forget about protection because they are under the belief that it is only needed to avoid unwanted ...

Despite increased education and awareness, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases in America is slowly rising. In fact, STDs cost the U.S. health care system roughly $16 billion each year, ...

IDK about you, but it seems like a new sexually transmitted disease pops up every other day-so when a new one reportedly started making the rounds in 2010, it didn't seem that far-fetched. The one in ...

America is in the middle of an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, and when it comes to heterosexual transmission, it’s hitting women the hardest. Why is that? Simply put, because “STDs are ...

Scientists have released evidence of a new gonorrhea "superbug" -- one resistant to all forms of antibiotics that are currently available for treatment. Although many observers from the scientific ...

The sexist nature of STDs can even follow a woman into the doctor’s office. “If a guy goes into a doctor’s office with a urethral discharge,” Handsfield said, “there are only a very small handful of ...

But it can also be the result of numerous other causes, such as hemorrhoids, skin conditions, or just contact with irritants in your hygiene products or toilet paper. In fact, there are two types of ...

CNN — America is in the middle of an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, and when it comes to heterosexual transmission, it's hitting women the hardest. Why is that? Simply put, because "STDs ...

Simply put, because "STDs are biologically and psycho-socially sexist at all levels," said Dr. Hunter Handsfield, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington Center for AIDS and ...