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Some sexually transmitted diseases are spiking in the United States, with more syphilis cases reported last year any time since 1948, health officials say.

Insurer Told To Pay $5.2 Million To Woman Who Caught STD In A Car June 8, 2022 -- A Missouri lawsuit adds a new twist to the kind of “bodily harm” in a car that’s covered by insurance.This week, a three-judge panel of the state’s Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed a $5.2 million settlement by a woman who caught a sexually transmitted disease from her former boyfriend in his car.The woman, identified in court documents as M.O., said she contracted HPV, the human papillomavirus, from her boyfriend. She said he knew he had the disease but

Pandemic Didn’t Slow the Spread of Some STDs April 13, 2022The number of cases of some sexually transmitted diseases continued to increase during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, while overall STD cases dropped, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.Reports of gonorrhea, syphilis, and congenital syphilis rose in 2020 compared to 2019, the CDC said. However, reports of chlamydia dropped compared to 2019, as did the total number of STD cases. Overall, the U.S. had about 2.4 million STD cases in 2020, down from the 2.6 million cases in

According to a new CDC report, STD cases fell during the pandemic's early months, but rose again by the end of 2020, with gonorrhea, syphilis and congenital syphilis surpassing 2019 levels.

Women and men who have sex with men benefit most from screening efforts, experts say.

The low-cost drug has been out of use amid concern that the bacterium that causes gonorrhea was becoming resistant to it.

People worried that they have a sexually transmitted disease are more often turning to social media to receive a diagnosis, according to a new report.

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