Sexually Transmitted Diseases
On This Site
Tests: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Trichomonas, HPV, Genital herpes, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV antibody test
Conditions: Viral hepatitis, HIV, pub:/understanding/conditions/PID
Screening: Chlamydia & Gonorrhea – Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Adults 50 and Up; Pregnancy: Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Syphilis
Elsewhere On The Web
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Sexually Transmitted Infections
CDC: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
CDC: Sexually transmitted disease surveillance, 2007 statistics
American Social Health Association: Learn about STDs/STIs
Planned Parenthood: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and Safer Sex
Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, NIH). Sexually Transmitted Infections. Available online at http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/sti/ through http://www3.niaid.nih.gov with additional information (Key points about STIs in the United States) at http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/sti/keyPoints.htm. Accessed February 12, 2009.
Barclay, Laurie. CDC Issues Annual Report on Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Medscape Today. Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/586754 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed February 2009.
