STI symptom checker: Do I have gonorrhoea, chlamydia or syphilis? Signs of sex infections

STIs – the common abbreviation for sexually transmitted infections – can be passed on via protected sex, and some New Year’s Eve partygoers may be concerned about their sexual health today. Common STIs include chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhoea, and they are on the rise, according to recent figures. In 2016 there were 420,000 diagnoses of […]

Sexual health crisis warning as syphilis cases reach highest level since 1949

Cases of the infection across England have rocketed since 2012, according to data from Public Health England (PHE). In 2016, there were 5,920 syphilis diagnoses – an increase of 12 per cent from the previous year (from 5,281 to 5,920) and a 97 per cent rise from 2012 (from 3,001 to 5,920). PHE said that […]

HIV Treatment Contributes To Syphilis Outbreaks, New Study Finds

Antiretroviral drugs or drugs used in the treatment of infections caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) could make patients more susceptible to diseases, particularly syphilis, a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia has found. The study published on Jan. 16 in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections found that taking drugs […]