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STD testing is very important for men who are sexually active. This is done to help to treat potential complications associated with these diseases and to prevent their spread. There are no ...
This local program offers free chlamydia and gonorrhea testing and treatment in New Orleans to young black men who have sex with women.
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.
This week, the CDC released its annual report on STD rates in America, while totally neglecting to address one huge cause of STDs: heterosexual men. The report tracks rates of syphilis, gonorrhea ...
It's impossible for STD (more commonly referred to as STI) testing to be completely the same for everyone because, well, different people have different private parts. But the basic components of ...
Stigmas, as incorrect as they might be, do still exist. So how do you break the news? Do you really have to tell your partner?
But when sex enters the equation, men seem to assume that the STD testing that women fret over is a “girl problem” – a procedure that has absolutely nothing to do with them. From a scientific point of ...
Background: Before April 2003, all male detainees were offered chlamydia (CT) and gonorrhea (GC) screening tests, after which services were limited to symptom-based testing. In 2003, male screening ...
A new CDC report shows that testing for sexually transmitted diseases plummeted during the pandemic, and the health agency estimates that tens of thousands of cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia and ...