Sexually transmitted infections are most commonly found on the genitals, anus and mouth. A medical group is warning that another body part can become itchy, irritated, crusty and leaky from an STI.

A sexually transmitted infection (STI) is passed from one person to another through sexual contact. An STI can have a viral cause, like human papillomavirus (HPV), or a bacterial cause, such as ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) can cause a thin discharge and ...

There’s nothing fishy about wanting to know more about vaginal discharge. In fact, it could save your life. Navigating through myths associated with the body as a young adult (and a fully grown adult, ...

While we might all think, ‘I’m safe, it’ll never happen to me’, recent reports show that STI diagnoses in England are on the rise, with those aged 15 to 24 seeing a 26% increase in diagnoses between ...

Trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral STI in the world - and the chances are that you've never heard of it. Despite its prevalence, it’s unlikely that you’ll ever come across the word outside of ...

Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, include both sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, and the many infections that don’t progress to disease. STIs are caused by more than 30 different ...

Have you ever felt embarrassed or worried after noticing a fishy smell in your genital area? If you’re a woman, that smell usually indicates bacterial vaginosis (BV) and can be treated with ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can cause symptoms including changes to urination and discharge, itching, painful sex, bleeding, sores, rashes, and pregnancy complications in females. This ...

Pictures of gonorrhea can help you to know what it looks like. Early visual symptoms of gonorrhea can include redness, skin ...

This is just swell. “When gonorrhea infects the eyes, it can cause a form of pink eye with a large amount of pus discharged from the eyes,” the American Academy of Ophthalmology recently shared. STIs ...