In the last year, the FDA has approved two STD tests for at-home use that allow women to get fast diagnoses for syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea—three STDs with skyrocketing rates among midlife women ...

The major health concerns for many women in their 20s and 30s are avoiding sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies. And though there have been some advances in contraception, the ...

Simply put, because "STDs are biologically and psycho-socially sexist at all levels," said Dr. Hunter Handsfield, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington Center for AIDS and ...

A study just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the United States exceeded 1.4 million in 2007, with black women, ages 15 ...

A negligence lawsuit against Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard alleging he transmitted genital herpes to a woman has been dismissed. Howard’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the complaint ...

Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard is no longer facing a lawsuit for allegedly giving a woman a sexually transmitted disease. Howard was sued last October by a woman who claimed the Pro Bowl ...

A rare sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can destroy genital tissue has turned up in the United Kingdom, according to news reports. The disease, called donovanosis, was diagnosed in a woman in ...

According to this latest lawsuit, other women sued the athlete for allegedly targeting and spreading the disease to single mothers who were Buffalo Bills fans. A former NFL player has been sued by a ...