The pandemic might have made rising STD/STI numbers even worse. Health officials have urged action, but prevention efforts have stalled for years.

STDs are diseases. Basically, if your STI results in noticeable, uncomfortable symptoms, then it becomes an STD. In the case of an HPV infection, it becomes an STD when you have symptoms such as ...

Medicare will pay for STD testing once per year if you meet the criteria. During pregnancy, you can get tested more often. Learn more.

“This may include taking some type of medication, getting re-tested at a later date, avoiding partnered sex until the infection has cleared, making a safer-sex plan for the future, and informing ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, about how STD rates are soaring in the U.S. — especially syphilis, which is up 26%.

Louisiana continues to face some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the country, with health officials raising concerns about the impact on young adults.

The pandemic might have made rising STD/STI numbers even worse. Health officials have urged action, but prevention efforts have stalled for years.

The pandemic might have made rising STD/STI numbers even worse. Health officials have urged action, but prevention efforts have stalled for years.

The pandemic might have made rising STD/STI numbers even worse. Health officials have urged action, but prevention efforts have stalled for years.