Sexually transmitted diseases or infections (STDs or STIs) affect millions of people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

STD testing is very important for men who are sexually active. This is done to help to treat potential complications associated with these diseases and to prevent their spread. There are no ...

This warning seems to motivate most women I know, but men – unburdened by threats to fertility and, apparently, death – seem to treat STD testing as some bothersome activity that they need to complete ...

If you're a woman or gay man, the guidelines for STD testing are clear cut—but they don't exist if you're a straight man. We asked a doctor to explain why.

This local program offers free chlamydia and gonorrhea testing and treatment in New Orleans to young black men who have sex with women.

Background: Before April 2003, all male detainees were offered chlamydia (CT) and gonorrhea (GC) screening tests, after which services were limited to symptom-based testing. In 2003, male screening ...

This week, the CDC released its annual report on STD rates in America, while totally neglecting to address one huge cause of STDs: heterosexual men. The report tracks rates of syphilis, gonorrhea ...

It's impossible for STD (more commonly referred to as STI) testing to be completely the same for everyone because, well, different people have different private parts. But the basic components of ...

A rapid urine test for chlamydia identified 84 percent of infections in men, offering a quick and painless way to diagnose the common sexually transmitted disease, British researchers said on Tuesday.

Chinese gay men who were offered a free STD test and then asked to donate to the testing of another man were 48 percent more likely to get tested than men offered the standard of care, UNC ...