New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

Chlamydia is one of the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK, yet its symptoms often remain unnoticed. Known as a “silent” infection, it can go undetected for weeks ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Vouchers for free medication might help the sexual partners of people being treated for chlamydia get treatment too, a new study says. Treating partners is important, the ...

The FDA has authorized the first at-home testing kits for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis, along with new gonorrhea ...

The World Health Organization released updated guidelines Tuesday for the treatment of three common sexually transmitted infections — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis —because of the growing threat ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) involves taking an antibiotic soon after sex without a barrier method to ...

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, and Michigan State University, USA, have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria but spare bacteria that are important for health. The ...

SEATTLE — People with chlamydia or gonorrhea are supposed to tell past sexual partners about their diagnosis and urge them to get treatment. A new study says giving the patients medicine to pass on to ...

Expedited partner therapy (EPT) is a way for someone to get treatment for certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for both themselves and their partner, even if a healthcare professional ...