Talking about sex with a doctor is not fun. Even though doctors are prepared to talk about these things and frequently discuss them with other patients, bringing up your own sex life to your provider ...

Sexually transmitted diseases are no joke, and recent statistics from the Center for Disease Control suggest that they’re on the rise all throughout the USA. Gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia are ...

Phlebotomist Latrell Anderson draws blood last week at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Wellness Center in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times) Inside the glassy waiting room of a Hollywood ...

I am genuinely thrilled by procrastination. When I was younger, I'd save all of my weekend homework for Sunday night. The slight dread I would suffer as I played with friends on Saturdays made me feel ...

When I heard about home testing for sexually transmitted diseases, I was intrigued. Who doesn't despise that particularly awkward conversation with their doctor? And who doesn't want to skip the ...

With STD cases on the rise, it's more important than ever for people to get regularly tested – even if you're in a monogamous, long-term relationship. In 2019 alone, there were more than 2.5 million ...

The vast majority of ER patients who get antibiotics for a suspected STD actually don’t have the disease, a new study shows. Experts worry that such over prescription of these medications may be ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued their annual update on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the news is not good. Data from last year shows that STDs hit an all-time high in 2016.

To promote public health and recognize April 11-17 as National STD Awareness Week, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) clinics are participating in a day of no-cost ...

"I want her to take the STD test because I want to know for myself that I can trust her," says Ed 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star “Big Ed” wants some answers from Rosemarie. In PEOPLE’s ...