For some women, bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is such a common occurrence that they find themselves regularly dealing with the vaginal infection—even after treatment. Part of the problem seems to be ...

An antibiotic taken after sex without a condom can drastically reduce the rate of three bacterial STDs among high-risk groups, data from a clinical study showed Wednesday.

Sexually transmitted diseases or STDs (formerly called venereal diseases) are among the world's most common infectious diseases. These bacterial or viral diseases are spread through sexual contact.

"High schools educate students about STDs, so by the time they get to college they can make informed decisions," junior Thomas Dionne said. But despite efforts to educate young adults about the ...

Erythromycin, a macrolide antibiotic, is a versatile treatment for a wide range of bacterial infections, from respiratory ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A new study from Australia shows that bacterial vaginosis (BV), commonly known as BV, should now be considered an STI/STD. BV affects 1 in 3 women, and is often recurrent in 50% ...

STIs and STDs are used interchangeably, but they have distinct meanings. While both terms refer to infections that are spread through sexual contact, they describe different stages of health ...