Demand for contraception and treatment for STIs soars after post-lockdown sex boom
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDemand for condoms and emergency contraception has increased after lockdown restrictions eased across the UK. Read More
Oxford vaccine team wins £1.4m to develop jab against 'super gonorrhoea'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Oxford University institute behind the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has been awarded $2 million (£1.4m) to develop a jab against the increasing…
Paloma Faith and her newborn both have thrush – what causes the condition in new mums and babies?
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePaloma Faith has opened up about her challenging month sharing that she and her newborn baby both have thrush. Read More
Experts warn that 'summer of sex' may lead to high strength gonorrhoea epidemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSales for STI test kits have rocketed in the past few weeks as people prepare for a “summer of sex” when lockdown…
What is Mycoplasma genitalium, the common STI you’ve probably never heard of
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMycoplasma genitalium (MG) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) with many of the hallmarks of its better-known counterpart, chlamydia. Read More
South Africa Joins Global Clinical Trial of New Antibiotic for Gonorrhoea
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEach year two million people in South Africa contract gonorrhoea, a devastating but curable sexually transmitted infection. Read More
CDC: One in five people in U.S. has a sexually transmitted infection
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne in five people in the United States has a sexually transmitted infection, according to estimates released Monday by the Centers for…
STDs reduce your fertility: Here’s everything you need to know
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNobody enjoys having a conversation about STDs. Read More
How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting another epidemic among teens: STDs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile the eyes of the nation are on the coronavirus pandemic, another threat to public health has been steadily growing in the…
Case of untreatable gonorrhea
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHaving a sexually transmitted infection is a bad enough experience on its own. Read More