Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study: Counties with fracking have increased rates of STIs

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have discovered that the rates of two major sexually transmitted infections (STIs), gonorrhea and chlamydia, are 21% and 19% higher, respectively, in Ohio counties with high ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Identifying high STI prevalence populations in sub-Saharan Africa

Prevalence of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs)- chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and trichomoniasis—among women aged 15 to 24 exceeds that of older women and similar-aged men in sub-Saharan Africa, according ...

Pediatrics

Genitourinary health problems worse for sexually abused girls

For years, scientists and clinicians have been documenting the significant psychological effects on child victims of sexual abuse. But what about the physical impact? Pascale Vézina-Gagnon, a Ph.D. student researcher at ...

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