Spain records first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus supriya kashyap kashyap4 July 2016 4:45 PM ISTMadrid : Spain has recorded its first known case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted, after a woman contracted it from her partner after he...
Soon a needle-free vaccine for STI Chlamydia supriya kashyap kashyap21 July 2016 3:07 PM ISTWashington D.C : World's first vaccine for an insidious sexually transmitted infection (STI) has come closer to reality in the form of a nose...
Antibiotic can now cure sexually transmitted infection, gonorrhea supriya kashyap kashyap8 Jan 2017 12:53 PM ISTWashington : Researchers have developed a new antibiotic which can be used to treat the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea, which has become...
New antibiotics needed to combat rising cases of resistant gonorrhoea : WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 July 2017 2:55 PM ISTGENEVA - Data from 77 countries show that antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea – a common sexually-transmitted infection – much harder, and...
Gonorrhoea strains becoming more susceptible to available treatment options Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Sept 2017 10:47 AM ISTAccording to test results from the annual European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP), resistance levels to the main...
Men with HPV are 20 times more likely to be reinfected after one year Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Dec 2017 7:05 PM ISTA new analysis of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) in men shows that infection with one HPV type strongly increases the risk of reinfection with the...
Doxycycline single dose for STIs after unsafe sex Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Dec 2017 8:30 PM ISTIncreased rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been reported among men who have sex with men.Prof Jean-Michel Molina and associates...
ADHD medications may reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infection Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increases the risk of subsequent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescent and young...
UN urges Comprehensive Approach to Sexuality Education Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Jan 2018 7:01 PM ISTClose to 10 years after its first edition, a fully updated International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education published by UNESCO advocates...
Vaginal ring for HIV prevention reduces rate of infection by more than half : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr. Jared Baeten, Professor of global health, medicine and epidemiology at the University of Washington in Seattle and associates conducted an...
FDA permits marketing of first test for diagnosing Mycoplasma genitalium Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Jan 2019 7:23 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA has permitted marketing of a new test for diagnosing Mycoplasma genitalium. It is a sexually transmitted...
Daily use of tenofovir gel may prevent genital herpes in women Hina Zahid1 March 2019 7:20 PM ISTDaily use of 1 per cent tenofovir gel may prevent genital herpes in women, according to a new study.The researchers examined the effect of vaginal...
