Hidden in the female experience Yet another reason STDs are sexist: Symptoms are often more nonspecific in women, and can be mistakenly written off as a typical female annoyance.

According to a new report, women are under-tested for STDs and STIs because of a number of factors, including negligence from their doctors.

A Johns Hopkins infectious disease expert is advising sexually active women over age 40 to be screened for a common STD, trichomonas.New evidence has found this infection is more than ...

In the past decade, STDs have increased among women aged at least 55 years, highlighting the importance of discussing sexual partners, sexual history and condom use with all patients, regardless ...

STDs take an especially heavy toll on black women 15 to 19 years of age, who account for the highest rates of both chlamydia (9,646.7 per 100,000 population) and gonorrhea (2,955.7 per 100,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A common sexually transmitted disease is on the rise in Mobile County, with health officials warning young adults in ...

She said women contract STDs more easily than men because their reproductive organs are internal and more susceptible to disease.

Some Texas clinics are skipping a test for syphilis in pregnant women, leading to the rise of cases of babies being born with the STD, experts say.