By Sandee LaMotte, CNN 4 minute read Updated 4:42 PM EST, Thu March 6, 2025 40 comments Only women are currently treated for the infection called bacterial vaginosis, but it’s actually a sexually transmitted disease that sexual partners should receive treatment for as well, a new study found. nortonrsx/iStockphoto/Getty Images Get inspired by a weekly roundup...
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Changes in microbiome can predict risk for sexually transmitted disease in women
by Albert Einstein College of Medicine Prospective CT natural history study design overview. Credit: Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.12.011 Women who develop bacterial vaginosis (BV) often later acquire chlamydia, a common and potentially serious sexually transmitted bacterial infection. Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...
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The US hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat
This 1966 microscope photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum spirochetes, the bacterium responsible for causing syphilis. The U.S. syphilis epidemic continues to worsen, according to a new government report released Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, that also contains...
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One in five Americans has an STD: CDC
According to 2018 data, one in five people in the United States probably carries a sexually transmitted infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. On any given day in 2018, nearly 68 million people had a sexually transmitted disease, according to the new CDC report. There were 26 million new cases that...
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Vaccine candidate for gonorrhea shows preclinical effectiveness
by University of Massachusetts Medical School A report in the journal mBio, published by the American Society for Microbiology, describes a prototype vaccine candidate for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that affects men and women. Untreated, gonorrhea can cause infertility in women. “The global spread of multidrug-resistant strains of...
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Most common 3 STDs on the rise, according to CDC report
By Tim Newman Fact checked by Paula Field According to a report published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people with chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis is rising. Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releasedits annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report, containing data from 2018. Yesterday,...
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STD rates continue to rise in the U.S.
by Amy Norton, Healthday Reporter STD rates in the United States are continuing a years-long climb—including a sharp rise in the number of babies born with syphilis. A new government report finds that combined cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia reached an all-time high in 2018. Nearly 2.5 million cases of these sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were reported to the...
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What causes sores on the penis?
By Jayne Leonard Reviewed by Stacy Sampson, DO A sore is a painful bump or wound. Sores can appear on any part of the skin, including on the penis. Penis sores often result from a sexually transmitted infection or a skin condition. While some penis sores will clear up on their own, many require treatment to prevent symptoms...
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FDA Gives Thumbs Up To 2 New Extragenital Tests For Gonorrhea And Chlamydia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the marketing of two extra genital diagnostic testings for the sexually transmitted infections chlamydia and gonorrhea. FDA Clears 2 New STI Testing Devices The Aptima Combo 2 Assay and the Xpert CT/NG can detect the presence of the bacteria Chlamydiatrachomatis and Neisseria gonnorrhoeae through the examination of extragenital specimens. The two devices are the first to...
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This STD is more common than gonorrhea, but few people know about it. Researchers are hoping to change that
Johns Hopkins researchers are spearheading efforts to raise awareness and learn more about a sexually transmitted disease few people know about but scientists believe makes people infertile. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many people infected with mycoplasma genitalium, or Mgen for short, don’t show symptoms and might not know they are carrying the disease. There’s no...
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