sexually transmitted infections

Inexperienced prostitutes most at risk of sexual infections

harminka — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:29:04 -0600

Less experienced prostitutes are more likely to have sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A study of more than a thousand female sex workers in Cambodia, reported in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases, has shown that girls who were new to the sex industry were twice as likely to have gonorrhoea or chlamydia.

Rapid HIV testing in the ER boosts diagnoses, screening

harminka — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:35:37 -0500

One in every 50 people screened for a suspected sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Hospital was found to be infected with HIV using a rapid blood sample screening test.

Doubling of sexually transmitted infections among over-45s in under decade

harminka — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:12:20 -0500

Rates of sexually transmitted infections have doubled among the over 45s in less than a decade, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Taking sex out of sexual health screening

harminka — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:02:31 -0500

Young women would accept age-based screening for the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia, but would want this test to be offered to everyone, rather than to people ‘singled out’ according to their sexual history.

Prevalence of Genital Infection High in Young Pregnant Women

aboey — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:31:31 -0600

Young women aged 20 or younger are more susceptible to genital Chlamydia infection which is highly detrimental to both mother and child in pregnancy. A study in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology published by Wiley-Blackwell finds age to be the most important risk factor of the Chlamydia infection and recommends that all women under 25 be screened for the disease in pregnancy.

Can condoms prevent sexually transmitted infections other than HIV?

harminka — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:50:01 -0600

Consistent condom use can reduce the spread of HIV, but are they the answer to rising rates of other sexually transmitted infections"

Internet remedies for STIs pose significant public health hazard

harminka — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:30:41 -0600

People with sexually transmitted infections are putting themselves at risk by buying treatments over the internet, according to new research by the University of East Anglia.

1 in 5 young Britons has sex with someone new while abroad

harminka — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:05:18 -0600

Around one in five young Britons has sex with a new partner while overseas, finds research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Chlamydia damages male fertility: research

Dinka — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:31:34 -0500

The sexually transmitted infection Chlamydia has been shown to damage male as well as female fertility. The infection often goes undiagnosed because there are few obvious symptoms but is known to cause infertility in women if untreated.

Study identifies possible vaccine target for chlamydia

harminka — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:37:59 -0500

Scientists at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have identified a potential target for the development of a vaccine against Chlamydia trachomatis, the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world.

Opportunistic chlamydia screening programs

harminka — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:55:55 -0500

The value of opportunistic chlamydia screening is called into question in this week's BMJ.

Rare case of dental patient-to-patient hepatitis B virus transmission recorded

harminka — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:16:51 -0500

Researchers have documented a case of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission between two patients at a dentist's office in the United States. While this kind of infection is exceedingly rare, universal vaccination against the virus would likely have prevented both cases, according to the authors of the case report and an accompanying commentary.