Doctors say that home tests can be as accurate as getting tested in a lab if you get a good sample. (Getty Images) Getting tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) used to mean driving to ...

While we might all think, ‘I’m safe, it’ll never happen to me’, recent reports show that STI diagnoses in England are on the rise, with those aged 15 to 24 seeing a 26% increase in diagnoses between ...

You can have an STI from a past relationship without symptoms for a long time. An STI can go undiagnosed if the test doesn't cover all areas like the throat or rectum. False-negative test results can ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Sexual Health Association (ASHA), America’s nonprofit authority for sexual health information, is launching its inaugural National Get ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s first-ever approval of an at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea could help drive earlier detection and treatment of these sexually transmitted infections amid a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - While February can often observed as the season of love, area groups encourage everyone to get screened for sexually transmitted infections. Organizers hope the effort will ...

When you’re in a relationship, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement and intimacy that comes with being close to someone. However, it’s crucial to consider the importance of sexual health and ...

Checking for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which are notoriously underreported and stigmatized, may soon get easier now that U.S. authorities have recently approved the first commercial ...

The next time you're getting lucky, you might want to think about what else you're getting. One in three sexually active people will contract a sexually transmitted infection by the time they are 24, ...

More than 20 years ago military public health scientists warned that service members had higher rates of certain sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, than U.S. civilians. The military’s ...

Getting tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) used to mean driving to your doctor's office or a local clinic, waiting to be seen, taking the actual test and then going home to wait for ...