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A 'concerning' number of women 65 and older are dying from cervical cancer, according to a new study
More older women are being diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer, which experts say is concerning. Here's what you need to know.
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Chris Olsen tells his 10M TikTok followers he's contracted chlamydia 3 times. Here's why that matters.
"End the stigma," the gay influencer said in a recent TikTok post.
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Jamie Otis gets candid about sex and having HPV: 'This post is so valuable!'
The "Married At First Sight" star is sharing her experience living with HPV in a new Instagram post.
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Jamie Otis opens up about having HPV: 'Don't let anyone make you feel 'dirty' or ashamed about it'
"Go get your Pap just to be on the safe side," the reality star, 36, shared.
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Unprotected oral sex is being blamed for the rise of 'super gonorrhoea'
Some cases are untreatable.
Simone OliveroDoctors might not be able to treat gonorrhea in the future
If you don’t remember what gonorrhea is, it’s the sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacteria neisseria gonorrhoeae. While you won’t die from it, left untreated gonorrhea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in women and epididymitis in men – both, of which can lead to infertility. In addition, people with gonorrhea are more susceptible to contracting HIV.
Korin MillerU.S. STD Cases on the Rise for the First Time Since 2006
Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis have risen for the first time since 2006, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “STDs continue to affect young people —particularly women — most severely, but increasing rates among men contributed to the overall increases in 2014 across all three diseases,” the CDC said in a press release. STD cases are increasingly sharply among gay and bisexual men, and primary and secondary syphilis (the most infectious stages of syphilis) have been on the rise among men who have sex with men since 2000. The data found that people between the ages of 15 and 24 made up almost two-thirds of all reported cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea, but CDC researchers say there may be even more undetected cases.