Sexually Transmitted Infection

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, yet many people lack knowledge of the infection or hold several misconceptions about it.

For the second year in a row, the CDC’s annual STI report showed an overall decline in combined cases of the three nationally reportable infections — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.

Policymakers should implement increased regulation of nonprofit pregnancy centers, which may offer harmful or unsafe treatments or spread misinformation, according to researchers.

Most nonprofit crisis pregnancy centers in the U.S. advertise medical services such as abortion education and sexually transmitted infection testing but also abortion pill reversal, an unproven and potentially harmful treatment, data show.

A pre-post-quasi-experimental study conducted at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut, revealed that using disinfectant wipes treated with a novel color additive left hospital rooms 69.2% cleaner than using regular bleach wipes.

Cost, discomfort with self-administration and privacy concerns are potential barriers to increasing the use of STI self-tests among adolescents and young adults, according to a study.

The FDA has granted NOWDiagnostics authorization to market their at-home, over-the-counter antibody test that detects a potential syphilis infection, according to a press release.

At a time when sexually transmitted infections have been described as an epidemic, primary care providers should counsel specific patients on doxycycline for post-exposure prophylaxis, according to an expert.

Only about half of gay or bisexual men received recommended sexually transmitted infection testing at their initial visit to a private, outpatient facility, researchers reported.

The CDC announced a Salmonella outbreak that has spread to 25 states and left 162 people sick and 54 hospitalized was likely caused by recalled cucumbers.