If you’re sexually active, regular testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and infections (STIs) is crucial to protect your health and the health of your partners. While you can get tested at ...

Time for “How Scared Should I Be?” the column that quantifies the scariness of everything under the sun, and teaches you how to allocate that most precious of natural resources: your fear. A report ...

No one wants to hear that they have an STD. But getting tested and knowing is better than letting it worsen. Talking about sex with a doctor is not fun. Even though doctors are prepared to talk about ...

You should absolutely tell your partner before you become sexually intimate Just like safe sex, it's one more topic you'll want to discuss with a new partner Dating someone new is about checking out ...

Adults have sex at every age, so it follows that STDs can spread at every age. But my older patients who have new sexual partners are sometimes bewildered when I ask if they want to get screened. It’s ...

The idea that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) always announce themselves with uncomfortable or visible symptoms is a dangerous misconception that health experts are working to correct. Research ...

There's a ton of information about STDs floating around the internet that can make you feel like getting diagnosed with one is a death sentence. In reality, most STDs are treatable—but still, getting ...

Health experts consider transmitting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) via a toilet seat impossible. Sitting on a toilet does not expose a person to infection. Share on Pinterest Ledernase/Getty ...