
Understanding Mpox and Your Sexual Health
Mpox is an infection caused by a virus. The mpox virus can be spread through close skin-to-skin contact with a person who is infected. Given that, mpox can be passed

Mpox is an infection caused by a virus. The mpox virus can be spread through close skin-to-skin contact with a person who is infected. Given that, mpox can be passed

Improving Adolescent and Young Adult Sexual Health through Routine Screening and Preventive Care Maria Trent, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and American Sexual Health

The U.S. Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) has advised against routine screening for herpes in adolescents, adults, and pregnant women.

You can get STIs from kissing, but most experts would tell you that kissing—even passionate kissing with tongue—is a pretty safe sexual behavior.

How are STIs transmitted? When should someone be tested? A national survey from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds many in the U.S. struggle when answering those questions.

A report published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows a striking rise in STIs across the Atlantic.
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