Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are more common than many people realize. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 374 million new STIs occur each year worldwide, and chlamydia ...

Chlamydia is often called a “silent infection” because many people don’t know they have it. It’s caused by a type of bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis and can affect both men and women. While it’s ...

The bacteria that causes chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted infection, may lurk elsewhere in the body other than just the genitals. Chlamydia trachomatis, the species of bacteria responsible for ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hundreds of millions of new cases of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are reported worldwide each year. Many infections go undiagnosed ...

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 ...

Chlamydia and gonorrhea are on the rise in New York City, a new report reveals. According to the 2023 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Surveillance Report recently released by the New York City ...

A male age 18 years came in for a screening and was positive for chlamydia. He and his 17-year-old girlfriend were treated elsewhere and had unprotected intercourse four days later. The couple ...

Today, NAATs are the “expanded gold standard” for detecting C. trachomatis as well as N. gonorrhoeae. These tests offer increased sensitivity because they are able to produce a positive signal from a ...

There is a new social media-induced scare sweeping gyms in America and Europe: catching a sexually transmitted disease from the equipment. The scare can be traced to a posting last year by an ...