The data did not look at sexuality. However, it’s known that gay and bisexual men are disproportionately likely to report having an STI. According to the Fairhealth data, the infections showing ...

Let this sink in: According to the most recent CDC data, a record 2,295,739 cases of STIs were reported among both men and women of all ethnicities in 2017. Chlamydia diagnoses rose by nearly 7 ...

“I went for a regular STI check-up, as sexually active gay men should every three months, and it came back positive with rectal gonorrhoea,” he said.

While seniors still have a lower STI rate than other groups, the number of infections in that age range, adjusted for population, has more than doubled from 11.8 per 100,000 to 24.5 over a span of ...

“In STI prevention, we’ve been relying on tools that are decades, sometimes centuries old. This new intervention is not enough, but it brings hope that we can finally turn the STI epidemic ...

To address rising rates of STIs among midlife and older adults, we also need to ensure sexual health promotion is targeted toward these age groups and improve accessibility of clinical services.

Health STIs in the USA: These are the states where you’re most at risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection By Brooke Kato Published Jan. 18, 2025, 12:41 p.m. ET ...

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm One in five people in the United States had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) on any given day in 2018, totaling nearly 68 ...