Genital symptoms in tropical countries and among returned travellers can arise from a variety of bacterial, protozoal, and helminthic infections which are not usually sexually transmitted. The symptoms may mimic classic sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by producing ulceration (for example, amoebiasis, leishmaniasis), wartlike lesions (schistosomiasis), or lesions of the upper genital trac...

BACKGROUND Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a diverse group of infections caused by widely differing microorganisms (viruses, protozoa, bacteria, yeasts, ectoparasites and even a nematode), with transmission from person to person by sexual contact as its common characteristic. In all societies, sexually transmitted infections rank among the most common infectious diseases. These patie...

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) remains one of the most important consequences of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) resulting in severe morbidity and acting as the economic justification for STI screening programmes. Early and appropriate therapy has the potential to significantly reduce the long-term complications of PID, and these evidence-based guidelines provide advice on the managem...

The 2008 Guidelines for Gamete and Embryo Donation provide the latest recommendations for evaluation of potential sperm, oocyte, and embryo donors, incorporating recent information about optimal screening and testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), genetic diseases, and psychological assessments. This revised document incorporates recent information from the U.S. Centers for Disease...

OBJECTIVES Ligase chain reaction (LCR) technology has dramatically increased the sensitivity of tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is unknown whether low copy infections (LCR positive, culture negative) have any clinical consequences. We assessed the clinical significance of untreated low copy Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in a cohort of sexually a...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to define priority areas for research on chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in Canada through the use of a consensus method. METHODS A modified Delphi method was conducted, consisting of two online surveys and an in-person meeting. Participants included people working in bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) across Canada, including clinicians, policy-makers, pu...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many infectious diseases other than are often neglected in their spread. One of most common is Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). STIs reproductive tract infections caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites, which transmitted through sexual contact. The high incidence shows that public's knowledge still low. This study aims to determine use drugs characteristi...

Adolescence is the time during which personal and sexual identity develops. The specific characteristics of adolescents lack maturity facilitates acquisition risk behaviors such as relaxation in use barrier contraceptives or toxic substances, alcohol drugs relations, increasing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) unwanted pregnancies. Health education sexuality one best ways to prevent promo...