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Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Have Tripled in China, Posing a Global Threat
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2024
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A strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea first emerged in China in 2016, and cases of this tough-to-treat infection have tripled there in just five years, Chinese researchers rep...
Antibiotic After Sex Slashed STD Rates in Study
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 5, 2024
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Just one dose of the antibiotic doxycycline taken after sex halved the number of chlamydia and syphilis cases in San Francisco, promising new research shows.
In the study, gay and bisexual men and transgender women who had a history of sexually transmitted infections or ...
Taking Antibiotic After Sex Could Slash Your Risk for an STI. Here's What to Know
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 18, 2023
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Data showing that the antibiotic doxycycline might prevent a sexually transmitted infection (STI) if taken soon after sex made headlines earlier this year.
As surging numbers of cases of syphilis and gonorrhea affect m...
FDA Approves First At-Home Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 16, 2023
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The first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea will soon hit the market, following its approval Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
People will be able to buy the Simple 2 Test over-the-counter at a pharmacy, take a specimen in the comfort of their home ...
New Antibiotic Tackles Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in Trial
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 3, 2023
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The first new antibiotic for gonorrhea -- the second most common sexually transmitted disease -- has shown promise in a clinical trial.
That news should come as a relief to public health experts, because gonorrhea has become resistant to all but one of the existing antib...
STDs Continue to Climb in the U.S.
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2023
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are surging in the United States, with notable increases seen in case counts of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Overall, STIs grew by 7% in 2021, reaching 2.5 million cases, according to the
Meningitis Vaccine May Guard Against Gonorrhea
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- April 13, 2022
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Rates of gonorrhea are on the rise, and this sexually transmitted disease is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, raising fears of a potential superbug.
Luckily, while there isn't a vaccine against gonorrhea yet, an available meningitis vaccine may offer some ...
Many Teens Don't Realize STD Risks From Oral Sex: Poll
- Robert Preidt
- February 2, 2022
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Many American teens and young adults underestimate the risk of sexually transmitted infections from unprotected oral sex, and that's especially true of young men, a new survey shows.
Doctors say oral sex can transmit herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV and human ...
After Testing Fell During Pandemic, Is a Surge in STDs Ahead?
- Robert Preidt
- May 27, 2021
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There was a sharp drop in testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that could translate into a future rise in cases, researchers say.
"The quickest way for people to spread STIs is to not know that they hav...
Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea Test
- Cara Murez
- May 13, 2021
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Researchers say they have developed a rapid test for gonorrhea that could help reduce the spread of the sexually transmitted disease.
The test consists of an inexpensive, portable device and a cellphone app that will diagnose gonorrhea in less than 15 minutes. It can al...
America's STD Rate at Record High Again: CDC
- Ernie Mundell and Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporters
- April 14, 2021
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There's another epidemic sweeping the United States: sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Statistics for 2019 -- the latest data available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- show that STD rates in the United States hit a new high again for the s...
1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC
- Robert Preidt
- January 26, 2021
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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 ...
Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell
- Steven Reinberg
- August 7, 2020
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Researchers say a new test can tell which patients with gonorrhea will benefit from treatment with the antibiotic ciprofloxacin.
The low-cost drug has been out of use amid concern that the bacterium that causes gonorrhea was becoming resistant to it.
In th...
STD Rates Continue to Rise in the U.S.
- Amy Norton
- October 8, 2019
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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 ...
Shaving 'Down There' Won't Raise STD Risks: Study
- Robert Preidt
- September 4, 2019
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Women who shave or wax their pubic hair aren't more likely to get chlamydia or gonorrhea, according to new research that challenges studies suggesting that so-called extreme grooming increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
The study included 214 w...