Amid rising rates of syphilis and congenital syphilis, many Americans didn’t know how it can be prevented and treated.

Chlamydia is an STI caused by infection with the bacteria known as Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia infections are common, supposedly impacting around 4% of women and 3% of men around the world. In ...

Experts say patients can get results before they leave the doctor’s office, allowing them to start treatments earlier. Share on Pinterest Researchers say the new chlamydia test is just as accurate as ...

There are more than 20 types of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but some are more prevalent than others — namely, chlamydia, which is the most common STI caused by bacteria. (HPV, also known ...

Chlamydia treatment may fail twice due to bacterial resistance to antibiotics, such as doxycycline, issues with the absorption of medication into the body, or not following the full course of ...

Chlamydia is a common but preventable sexually transmitted infection (STI). It is rare for a person to get chlamydia in the throat, and people can test for the infection at home or a health clinic.

While data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the total number of U.S. cases of three ...

The main thing to know about chlamydia symptoms is that most people don’t notice any. The fact that chlamydia is a so-called silent illness is one big reason that the disease has become so common. It ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. This is a studio shot of two glass vials with medicine and a single syringe ready for an injection or vaccination on a light pink background with copy space. The ...

Some of Sydney’s koalas are facing an uncompromising dilemma. The koalas living in one corner of Australia’s largest city are perilously inbred, researchers report February 26 in Conservation Genetics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chlamydia is the most common STI caused by bacteria, but because it's typically asymptomatic, many people can have it and not know ...