Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are prevalent and often undetected due to mild symptoms. Warning signs include unusual ...

For some women, bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is such a common occurrence that they find themselves regularly dealing with the ...

Bacterial vaginosis, which affects nearly 1 in 3 women, should be considered a sexually transmitted disease, according to a ...

Four out of 10 (40 percent) adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) working in artisanal and small–scale mining (ASM) sector in Uganda reported having suffered a sexually transmitted disease, a new ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been considered a bacterial imbalance in the vagina, rather than a ...

Explore how sexually transmitted infections progress, symptoms to watch for, and prevention strategies to protect sexual ...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also known as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or venereal diseases, are infections spread primarily through ...

New research published in The New England Journal of Medicine reveals bacterial vaginosis is a sexually transmitted disease, advocating for joint treatment of both male and female partners to ...

Currently, only women are treated after reporting bacterial vaginosis. Now research indicates that bacterial ...

King Holmes, MD, PhD, an infectious diseases physician and researcher who helped create modern STI research and was a central ...

Health experts say an Australian study linking sexual activity to an infection that 1 in 3 U.S. women contract has provided a ...

A common but potentially dangerous vaginal infection that affects nearly 1 in 3 women globally should be considered a sexually transmitted disease, a new study says. Bacterial vaginosis ...