For some women, bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is such a common occurrence that they find themselves regularly dealing with the vaginal infection—even after treatment. Part of the problem seems to be ...

Many patients who present to the emergency department with a suspected sexually transmitted disease (STD) are treated with antibiotics, even though their cultures are ultimately negative for bacterial ...

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.

The committee concludes that prevention of STDs is technically feasible today in the United States, but an effective national system for STD prevention currently does not exist, and, as a result, STDs ...

An antibiotic taken after sex without a condom can drastically reduce the rate of three bacterial STDs among high-risk groups, data from a clinical study showed Wednesday. This year's annual report ...

Millions of Americans have knowingly had sex while infected with a sexually transmitted disease, according to a survey. A poll of US adults found 45 percent of Americans diagnosed with an STD have had ...