If you have sex—oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse and genital touching—you can get an STD, also called a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Straight or gay, married or single, you're vulnerable to ...

The dating landscape for adults over 60 has transformed dramatically in recent years. Dating apps, active senior communities, and longer life expectancy have created new opportunities for romance – ...

Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD Key Takeaways Many people with chlamydia do not have any symptoms.Chlamydia can cause pain when urinating and unusual discharge.Annual screening for ...

Just three months after having a normal physical examination, a young woman complains of lower-abdominal pain. What did her clinician miss? This is the second of a three-part series on sexually ...

Sexually transmitted diseases or STDs (formerly called venereal diseases) are among the world's most common infectious diseases. These bacterial or viral diseases are spread through sexual contact.

Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, include both sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, and the many infections that don’t progress to disease. STIs are caused by more than 30 different ...

Doctors are seeing more patients with unusual vision and eye symptoms due to the sexually transmitted infection Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in ...

Sex-related health concerns, like HIV, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, have long been referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Now, many people use the term sexually transmitted infections (STIs ...

I’ve received questions about STIs this week, so I decided to rerun a column from 2016. Some problems never go away. Q. My ex ...

Online sexually transmitted infection (STI) and sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing is a convenient way to identify and treat infections from home. We rounded up the best places to get ...