ALLMedicine™ Sexually Transmitted Diseases Center

Mar 25th, 2023 - We describe the implementation and evaluation of an online sexuality psychoeducation group program for parents of young people attending the transgender and gender diverse outpatient service of a pediatric hospital. The 10 participants completed s...

Mar 22nd, 2023 - As a potential indicator of equity in research partnerships, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of author affiliations and author order in publications about sub-Saharan Africa published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases. We identifie...

Mar 18th, 2023 - The Pacific Island countries of the Western Pacific Region have some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in the world. Despite this, there are few research studies that include Pa...

Mar 9th, 2023 - History While most cases of uveitis are idiopathic, a history focused on identifying a potential underlying systemic cause (eg, in young adult men, conjunctivitis, urethritis, and polyarthritis suggest reactive arthritis) is necessary in order to ...

Mar 7th, 2023 - Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) youth represent a growing subset of pediatric patients who are at increased risk for harmful health outcomes. Consideration of these risks during emergency encounters may decrease these undesired, sometimes fat...

Dec 20th, 2019 - Vaginitis is defined as inflammation or infection of the vagina and is associated with a spectrum of symptoms, including vulvovaginal itching, burning, irritation, dyspareunia, "fishy" vaginal odor, and abnormal vaginal discharge. Vaginal symptoms...

Jun 5th, 2015 - These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were updated by CDC after consultation with a group of professionals knowledgeable in the field of STDs who met in Atlanta on April 30-M...

Aug 10th, 2012 - Gonorrhea is a major cause of serious reproductive complications in women and can facilitate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. Effective treatment is a cornerstone of U.S. gonorrhea control efforts, but treatment of gonorrhea has be...

Jun 2nd, 2009 - SCREENING FOR SYPHILIS INFECTION IN PREGNANCY CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population All Pregnant Women Recommendation Screen for syphilis infection. Grade: A Screeni...

Nov 7th, 2008 - This report provides updated, integrated recommendations for services provided to partners of persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and three other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (i.e., syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydial...

Mar 1st, 2023 - Global vaccines programs prevent infectious diseases, congenital anomalies and cancer [1,2]. Full and partial avoidance of vaccines, or postponing vaccines, may lead to morbidity, disability and mortality. This is particularly significant among ch...

Jan 26th, 2023 - An estimated 1.5 million people die of tuberculosis (TB) every year. Many of these are people who seek care in under-resourced clinics (for example, in rural areas or informal settlements) where same-day TB diagnosis is not available. These patien...

Dec 28th, 2022 - The aim of the study is to evaluate the outcomes of the reproductive life plan counseling on knowledge about fertility and awareness of preconception health. 2 groups of women visiting a primary health care center for contraceptive counseling are ...

Dec 23rd, 2022 - The SCohoLART Study consists of the systematic, continuative collection of clinical and laboratory data on patients followed at the Centro San Luigi (lnfectious Diseases) of the IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milano, receiving long-acting ART regi...

Dec 19th, 2022 - Primary purpose of the study: to describe sexual behavior of Prep users, whatever mode of intake, ie continuous or on-demand; it has been shown in some studies, an increase of sexual risks in Prep users, and therefore an similar increase of STIs (...

Feb 22nd, 2023 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. Do things grow better with Coke? Chinese researchers found that male mice who drank either Coke or Pepsi ended up with larger testicles than a control group of mice who drank tap water. (Daily Mail) ...

Dec 5th, 2022 - Within months of first hearing about monkeypox spreading outside of endemic areas, Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, was appointed deputy coordinator of the White House Monkeypox Response Team. MedPage Today sat down with Daskalakis to discuss the tran...

Nov 22nd, 2022 - Among the more remarkable legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a public health crisis. But that fast-track focus is.

Nov 18th, 2022 - Among the more remarkable legacies of the covid-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a public health crisis. But that fast-track focus is ...

Oct 7th, 2022 - Where do teens and young adults go to talk about sex, sexual health, and sexually transmitted diseases? The obvious – routine medical checkups, hanging out with friends or partners – are possibly becoming less common than social media platforms fo...