STI: from September 1, screenings without prescription or fees
Patients will be able to get laboratory tests, without a prescription, for five sexually transmitted infections: HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis, ...
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Sexually Transmitted Infections: Don’t Make the Americans’ Mistake!
Across the Atlantic, many people keep their sexually transmitted infections secret. THE ESSENTIAL Only 50% of Americans with a sexually ...
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Should we fear an outbreak of STIs because of the Olympics this summer?
The millions of visitors expected this summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games pose the risk of the spread of ...
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Syphilis: 2,000-year-old bones shed light on its origins
Scientists have recorded the first cases of non-venereal syphilis. THE ESSENTIAL The oldest known genomes of the Treponema pallidum bacteria ...
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Genital herpes: the most common STD in the world
Genital herpes, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world according to the World Health Organization (WHO), can have ...
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Sexually transmitted infections: where are we in France?
The Minister of Health has just announced free screenings to fight against the resurgence of sexually transmitted infections in France, ...
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STDs: taking an antibiotic after unprotected sex would reduce the risk
Using an antibiotic after unprotected sex could reduce the risk of developing certain sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia or ...
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Is monkeypox a sexually transmitted infection?
In Europe, monkeypox is very common among men who have sex with men. For some infectiologists, monkeypox is more akin ...
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Papillomavirus: US authorities recommend vaccinating all pre-teens
The fight against the papillomavirus is becoming a priority for the American health authorities. They recommend the vaccination of adolescents, ...
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HIV: its mode of transmission would influence the severity of the disease
A new study suggests that HIV is more virulent when transmitted during sexual intercourse between the penis and the vagina. ...
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STIs increase the risk of premature births
Hypertension, diabetes, retroplacental hematoma… There are many causes of premature delivery. According to a recent study, sexually transmitted infections are ...
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Genital necrosis: the sexually transmitted bacteria that worries
Since the end of confinement, English doctors have been concerned about a resurgence of a bacterial disease called donavosis, responsible ...
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Papillomavirus: don’t forget this vaccine either!
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection, affecting almost 80% of women and men during their ...
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No, the syphilis has not disappeared
While we imagined this disease disappeared, 33,000 cases of syphilis were diagnosed in 2017 in Europe, more than the AIDS ...
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Inflammatory proteins protect against herpes
Pro-inflammatory proteins can play an important role in reducing the spread of the herpes virus.The genital herpes virus is almost ...
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HIV: in France, a 7% drop in contamination with the AIDS virus
Between 2017 and 2018, the total number of HIV positive findings decreased by 7% between 2017 and 2018 in France, ...
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Chlamydia: a vaccine soon to be developed
Scientists are testing the effectiveness of a vaccine against this common STI. The first results are promising. Genital chlamydia infections ...
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AIDS: experts deplore a lack of strategy at the global level
While the world conference on AIDS is being held from July 21 to 24 in Mexico, experts are concerned about ...
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Sexuality: gonorrhea and chlamydia, STIs on the rise among young people
While the development of "protected sex" following the AIDS epidemic had made it possible to bring down the frequency of ...
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A man contracts a parasitic infection… while having sex with his wife
After several months of symptoms, a 60-year-old discovers that he has contracted a parasitic infection. The doctors give him bad ...
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Gonorrhea: a combination of antibiotics to eliminate resistant strains
As cases of "ultra-drug resistant" genital gonorrhea increase around the world, researchers have found that a combination of two antibiotics ...
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Val d’Oise: 7 years in prison for a man who voluntarily transmitted AIDS to several women
The Pontoise Criminal Court requested 7 years in prison on Thursday March 14, against a 30-year-old man accused of having ...
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Monogamy does not protect against sexually transmitted infections
Couples engaged in a relationship open to extramarital sex do not develop more sexually transmitted infections than monogamous couples, according ...
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Condoms and sexuality: a campaign by Public Health France deemed too moralizing
Heavily criticized on social networks, a ministerial campaign on the wearing of condoms was suppressed. Internet users denounced his moralizing ...
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Americans reuse their used condoms: the government is alarmed
In the United States, some people have a habit of reusing their condoms after washing them. The US government's Center ...
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Gonorrhea: The manifestation of gonorrhea varies depending on the sex of the infected person
Gonorrhea does not manifest itself in women the same way as it does in men, according to a new American ...
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United States: sexually transmitted diseases explode
The number of STDs has reached a record high in the United States. Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are at the ...
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STIs: the number of infections is increasing
The HIV epidemic is not slowing down and other sexually transmitted infections are exploding. Gonorrhea progresses by 100% in some ...
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Chlamydia: a nasal vaccine is being tested
Sexually transmitted, chlamydia infection often goes silent while it can cause infertility and blindness. A nasal vaccine is being tested ...
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Herpes: 5 questions you dare not ask
One in five people with herpes have no symptoms. This sexually transmitted infection has contaminated a large part of the ...
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