Many people never develop symptoms, which makes it easy to pass the infection unknowingly. No. Many people never develop symptoms, especially women. Up to 50% of women may not notice signs at all, ...

No one wants to hear that they’ve contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Having one can mean discomfort, inconvenience, potential embarrassment and often requires putting intimacy on hold ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis commonly cause vaginal burning.Home remedies and prescription medications can relieve symptoms, depending on the ...

(CNN) — A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a new study finds. This could put the medication, called gepotidacin, ...

Gonococcal conjunctivitis (GC) is an eye infection caused by the bacterium responsible for gonorrhea. It can be transmitted from the person giving birth to the newborn during vaginal delivery or ...

A new class of antibiotic has been found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in late-stage trials, according to a new study published Monday in The Lancet. The drug, called gepotidacin, ...

For the first time in decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new antibiotics to fight gonorrhea. The approvals come at a critical moment: The sexually transmitted infection ...

A woman in her 50s died from a rare complication of the bacterial STI this spring, the latest in a recent spike of similar cases in the state. Reading time 3 minutes A well-known sexually transmitted ...