HIV & AIDS

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis works but needs regular testing

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a prevention strategy which includes the regular or event-driven use of antiretroviral medication to prevent HIV infection in adults. Several clinical trials demonstrated that PrEP effectively ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

STDs on the rise: The evidence of claims data

Private insurance claim lines for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rose 76 percent nationally from 2007 to 2018, according to a new study of STDs from FAIR Health, a national, independent nonprofit organization dedicated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New test is first in US to help detect new STD threat

It is hard to get much of a reputation if nobody knows you're around, and that has definitely been the case for mycoplasma genitalium, the tiny bacteria estimated to be more prevalent than the bug that causes gonorrhea but ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study raises concerns about drug-resistant STI

Greater understanding of testing and treatment is needed to mitigate the rapid increase in drug resistance of a common sexually transmitted infection (STI), according to a study by the University of Bristol, published in ...

Inflammatory disorders

M. genitalium ups risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, cervicitis

(HealthDay) -- Infection with Mycoplasma genitalium (M. genitalium) is an independent and strong risk factor for both cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), according to a study published in the June issue of the ...