Generation Z, rather responsible when it comes to sexuality
American research looked at the behavior of young adults in terms of sexuality, in particular their ability to assess the ...
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Teenagers and sexuality: what you need to know about STIs, contraception and consent
Summer can be more conducive to encounters and discoveries among teenagers. An awakening to sexuality requires good foundations to take ...
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Three out of four women wax their bikini lines: a practice that increases the risk of infections
According to a new Opinion Way poll, three out of four French women regularly wax their swimsuits. But this practice ...
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Papillomavirus: gynecologists in favor of the vaccination of boys
For the National Federation of Colleges of Medical Gynecology (FNCGM), it could reduce the number of cancers linked to human ...
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Hepatitis B and C: “too many people remain untested”
If the number of patients with hepatitis B and C in France seems to have decreased in recent years, too ...
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STI: watch out for antibiotic resistance
The antibiotic resistantpromotes the proliferation of three STI, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. New therapeutic guidelines to treat them have been ...
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Sexuality: soon a non-hormonal contraceptive gel for women?
The American company Evofem has announced that it has developed a contraceptive gel without hormones for women, called Amphora. Successfully ...
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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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Sexuality: these STDs that can be caught by friction and saliva
Syphilis, chlamydiosis, herpes... the list of diseases transmitted by saliva or a simple rubbing of the mucous membranes is long ...
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STI: HAS recommends systematic screening for Chlamydia infection
© Getty ImagesChlamydia trachomatis is a bacterium mainly responsible chlamydia genital. Although this sexually transmitted infection (STI) can be manifested ...
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HIV: in Ile-de-France, 10,000 people do not know they are infected
Ile-de-France being more and more affected by AIDS, from June 11 to 15, the Regional Health Agency launched a regional ...
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Oral sex: how to protect yourself from sexually transmitted infections
The use of a dental dam is an effective method recognized by health organizations to protect against STIs when performing ...
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Gonorrhea: bacteria resist antibiotics
The WHO recalls the need to develop new drugs to enable doctors to fight against this STI.Commonly known as "hot ...
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Syphilis: AIDS treatment could promote infection
HIV treatments could promote the transmission of another sexually transmitted infection: syphilis. Canadian researchers suggest so.Its former name: the pox. ...
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STI: Tinder, the app that (sometimes) transmits syphilis
Dating apps like Tinder and Grindr promote dating, but not only. These two applications seem to increase the number of ...
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Trichomoniasis: the sexually transmitted infection more stubborn than expected
According to a recent American study, trichomoniasis, a very common Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), has been poorly treated in recent ...
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United Kingdom: Woman suffers from “flesh-eating” STI
The sexually transmitted infection that she contracted is called donovanosis. It is responsible for genital ulcers and, in some cases, ...
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Sexually transmitted infections on the rise: what to do in case of unprotected sex?
In the event of unprotected intercourse with a person whose medical situation is unknown, it is essential to get tested ...
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Summer holidays and meetings: beware of sexually transmitted infections
While the summer favors meetings, the Roche laboratory has posted a series of videos online to alert the general public ...
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STI: a no-holds-barred chlamydia podcast
© DRIn January 2017, Anouk Perry received a text message from an ex-lover of vacation who told him that he ...
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STI: a test to do at home to generalize screening
© Getty ImagesIn France, men who have sex with men (MSM) are particularly affected by the HIV epidemic and the ...
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Rare ‘flesh-eating’ STI diagnosed in British woman
© GettyImagesA sexually transmitted infection Extremely rare (STI) has been diagnosed in a young British woman, aged 15 to 25, ...
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United Kingdom: super-resistant gonorrhea arrives in our latitudes
A strain of multidrug-resistant gonorrhea (sexually transmitted infection) has been identified in England in a young man returning from South ...
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STI: the first case of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea
© iStockPhotosThis is a world first that the British Department of Public Health would have done well. The authorities have ...
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Mycoplasma: an STI that is increasingly common and resistant to antibiotics
Mycoplasma genitalium is a bacteria responsible for an increasingly common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is increasingly resistant to antibiotics. ...
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To avoid sexually transmitted infections, the natural microbial flora of the vagina must be preserved
Vaginal microbiota and sexually transmitted infections are linked, recent research shows. This study could help develop more appropriate and more ...
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Cunnilingus: watch out for papillomaviruses!
Cunnilingus can be bad for men's health. This practice of oral sex increases the risk of developing an HPV infection ...
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Syphilis outbreak in the United States
Drug trafficking and prostitution networks are the bedrock of this infection which can lead to blindness, paralysis and dementia. Syphilis ...
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Hair removal: preserve your pubic hair for your health
An American study recalls that the eradication of pubic hair, in men or women, is not without health risks.Haro on ...
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HIV: Can PrEP improve STI detection?
Drug prevention of HIV is accused of promoting the emergence of other STIs. In fact, enhanced tracking could improve their ...
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