As rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continue to skyrocket in the United States, with Louisiana ranking high among them, one group is notably absent from federal recommendations for yearly ...

If you're a woman or gay man, the guidelines for STD testing are clear cut—but they don't exist if you're a straight man. We asked a doctor to explain why. For as long as I can remember, getting ...

Chapel Hill, N.C. - Chinese gay men who were offered a free screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia and then asked to donate to the testing of another man were 48 percent more likely to get tested than ...

Sex education is convoluted for many. But a post on social media claiming to educate gets some of the facts wrong. "You could be carrying trichomoniasis," says the post, which adds that the sexually ...

Circumcised men are less likely to get sexually transmitted diseases than uncircumcised men are, a long-term study finds. Circumcision—the surgical removal of the foreskin on the penis, usually soon ...

Gay men who hook up by using smartphone apps may be at higher risk for some sexually transmitted infections than men who find sexual partners through online dating, or in bars and clubs, a new study ...