Everyday Health independently vets all recommended products. If you purchase a featured product, we may be compensated. Learn why you can trust us. STI rates have been increasing among both younger ...

When it comes to sexually transmitted diseases, sharing is definitely not caring. STDs affect approximately 1 in 5 Americans, with nearly half of new cases being diagnosed in patients ages 15 to 24.

Cold sores, also known as oral herpes, can pass through sexual contact. However, they are not technically a sexually transmitted infection (STI), as people most often acquire cold sores through ...

The rise of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continues to pose threats. The prevalence of one uncurable STI in particular – genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 – is at a global high, ...

The subject is sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. A recent study by the Federal Centers for Disease Control estimates that one in four girls in the U.S. between the ages of 14 and 19 are infected ...

Sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses in the United States rose by 23.8% between 2020 and 2023 in people over the age of 65 — the largest percentage increase among the cohorts analyzed. A team ...