A new study is raising concerns that doxy PEP, a strategy of taking medication to prevent STIs, might already be contributing to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.| American Sexual Health Association
New Report Highlights Missed Opportunities for Congenital Syphilis Prevention Congenital syphilis occurs when a pregnant patient with syphilis passed the infection on to their baby. It can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, and even infant death. Babies born with syphilis can face lifelong medical issues. The good news is that syphilis can be prevented with timely testing| American Sexual Health Association
There’s potential good news in gonorrhea prevention as a series of studies suggests that certain meningococcal B (MenB) vaccines can reduce the risk of gonorrhea.| American Sexual Health Association
On a recent episode of Love Island, a cast member sugested that we could blame our current STI epidemic on men who had sex with animals. She pointed to koalas with chlamydia as an example. There’s some truth here, but also a lot of misinformation.| American Sexual Health Association
A new study found that opt-out screenings for all patients in emergency departments caught numerous cases of syphilis and HIV that would have gone undetected under other screening protocols.| American Sexual Health Association
Syphilis can be treated more easily if it is caught early. But undiagnosed and untreated syphilis can be dangerous. It can cause irreversible health damage and even death.| American Sexual Health Association
According to the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center, syphilis rates among Native Americans in Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South rose 1,865% from 2020 to 2022.| American Sexual Health Association
Many STIs have no signs or symptoms in the majority of people infected. The only way to know if you have an STI is to get tested.| American Sexual Health Association
New studies add to our evidence that doxy PEP is working to prevent bacterial STIs among transgender women and men who have sex with men.| American Sexual Health Association
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released new guidelines recommending that all pregnant people be screened for syphilis three times during pregnancy.| American Sexual Health Association
The FDA recently approved an at-home test for syphilis that can provide initial results in just 15-minutes. Syphilis has been surging in recent years with the number of cases rising 80% between 2018 and 2022 alone.| American Sexual Health Association
You can get STIs from kissing, but most experts would tell you that kissing—even passionate kissing with tongue—is a pretty safe sexual behavior.| American Sexual Health Association
New data on STIs from CDC reveals 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in the US in 2022, with rates of syphilis have up an alarming 80% since 2018.| American Sexual Health Association