Sexual Conditions News & Features

STD rates in the United States are continuing a years-long climb -- including a sharp rise in the number of babies born with syphilis.

Women who shave or wax their pubic hair aren't more likely to get chlamydia or gonorrhea, according to new research that challenges studies suggesting that so-called extreme grooming increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

All of the women who received the vaccine produced antibodies to chlamydia, but one of the vaccines, called CTH522:CAF01, produced nearly six times more antibodies than the other vaccine, the investigators found.

Two U.K. women in the last 3 months have been diagnosed with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) gonorrhea -- the so-called super gonorrhea.

Study leader Charlotte Gaydos said the goal of point-of-care technology is to deliver quick results and give patients more options.

Almost 9 percent of people in the United States have distress caused by difficulty controlling their sexual feelings, urges and behaviors, new research shows.

A newly developed antibiotic pill has proven effective against gonorrhea in early clinical trials. Zoliflodacin proved effective in treating gonorrhea infections of the urinary and genital tracts and rectum, researchers say.

The number of babies born with is rising dramatically, from 362 cases in 2013 to 918 in 2017 -- the highest number in 20 years. Cases were seen in 37 states, mostly in the West and South.

The women who suffered sexual violence had clear, strong memories, including details of the event. Moreover, they had a hard time forgetting the incident and viewed it as a defining part of their life, the researchers found.

Cases of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia all increased in 2017, making it the fourth straight year in which STD infections continued to expand.

The report noted 30 stillbirths stemming from cases of syphilis, the highest number in more than 20 years.

Americans should expect that a super-resistant form of gonorrhea like that found in the United Kingdom will soon reach these shores, health experts say.

It's the first case of the sexually-transmitted disease that could not be cured with the main antibiotic treatment, a combination of azithromycin and ceftriaxone, according to Public Health England, BBC News reported.

Roughly 12 percent of adults were infected with genital herpes (HSV-2) in 2015-2016, down from 18 percent in 1999-2000, a new government report found.

Annual report shows more than 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis reported in 2016

Rates of congenital syphilis are on the rise after years of decline.

Study shows that routine meningitis shot may offer at least some protection

Healthy 'bugs' might alter how the viruses work, researcher says

Awareness and practicing safe sex are key to curbing the growing rate of syphilis, sexual health experts say

Pelvic inflammatory disease often caused by sexually transmitted infections, CDC experts say

Study finds unexpected risk comes from baring all

More prevention efforts needed, agency STD specialists say

But new drug shows promise against sexually transmitted disease in early trials

Exposure to bright light may increase men's testosterone levels and could lead to greater sexual satisfaction, according to a study.

CDC statistics for 2013-2014 show troubling spike in resistant strains