See also: Syphilis and HIV; Syphilis Basics; Chlamydia Basics; Gonorrhea Basics; Herpes and HIV; Herpes Basics; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Basics; and Sexual Health

Please Note: This page has general information about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which are also commonly referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). For more detailed information and recent news about particular STIs and their relationships to HIV infection, please see the pages listed above.

General Information

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2015 (June 2015, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
• 2014 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance (Centers for Disease Control and Protection [CDC] Division of STD Prevention). This report includes detailed data on chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and other sexually transmitted infections, with breakdowns for race/ethnicity, gender, age, and risk group.
• Massachusetts STD, HIV/AIDS, and Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report, 2014 (Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Infectious Disease).  This 30-page report includes state surveillance data on syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, as well as breakdowns for different racial/ethnic groups, adolescents and young adults, women, and men who have sex with men.
• General STD Brochure.  This 2-page document from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health provides capsule summaries of relatively common infections that can be transmitted sexually: Chlamydia, Genital Herpes, Genital Warts (HPV), Gonorrhea, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, HIV, Scabies and Pubic Lice or Crabs, Syphilis, and Trichomoniasis.
• Incidence, Prevalence, and Costs of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the U.S. (CDC)
• GetTested: National HIV and STD Testing (CDC) – web page with fact sheets about testing and a search box to find nearby testing locations

Fact Sheets and Other Materials from the CDC

• Bacterial Vaginosis and Spanish version
• Chlamydia and Spanish version
• Genital Herpes and Spanish version
• Genital HPV Infection and Spanish version
• HPV and Men and Spanish version
• HPV Vaccine Information for Young Women and Spanish version
• HPV Vaccine Information for Clinicians
• Gonorrhea and Spanish version
• Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Spanish version
• STDs and HIV and Spanish version
• STDs and Pregnancy and Spanish version
• Syphilis and Spanish version
• Syphilis and Men Who Have Sex with Men and Spanish version
• Trichomoniasis and Spanish version
• Other STDs

Resources from the American Sexual Health Association

The American Sexual Health Association has many valuable resources about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including frequently-asked questions about particular STIs, statistics, and prevention information.  These include the following topic pages:

• Statistics
• Reduce Your Risk
• Get Tested
• Oral Sex and STIs
• Vaccines
• Prevention Tips
• Myths and Facts
• Chlamydia
• Crabs
• Gonorrhea
• Hepatitis
• Herpes
• HIV
• HPV [Human Papillomavirus]
• Molluscum
• NGU [Nongonococcal Urethritis]
• PID [Pelvic Inflammatory Disease]
• Scabies
• Syphilis
• Trichomoniasis
• Vaginitis

Selected Recent Articles

• Syphilis rates rising among gay men in US, CDC data show.  (September 2016, AIDSmap)
• Antibiotic Resistance Forces U.N. Health Agency to Update Treatment for STIs.  (August 2016, Poz)
• Help! I got semen in my eye. What do I do?  (September 2016, Beta Blog)
• Sexually Transmitted Infection Drug Resistance Is Rapidly Increasing.  (August 2016, Poz)
• Does PrEP Use Lead to Higher STI Rates Among Gay and Bi Men?  (September 2016, Poz)
• Food Insecurity Tied to HIV, Other STIs and Drug Use in U.S. Men.  (August 2016, TheBodyPro)
• Antibiotic resistance threatens gonorrhea treatment.  (July 2016, CDC); related coverage from Poz
• Presentation highlights ‘current epidemic’ of syphilis among patients with HIV, importance of screening for STIs.  (June 2016, Healio)
• Anal cancer and HPV screening in HIV positive people.  (June 2016, HIV Treatment Bulletin)
• High prevalence of multiple high-risk HPV infections in young HIV positive gay men.  (June 2016, HIV Treatment Bulletin)
• People With HIV and Other High-Risk Groups Should Test for Syphilis Quarterly.  (June 2016, Poz)
• STDs Among Gay Men in a New Era of PrEP.  (June 2016, Beta Blog)
• World Health Assembly adopts strategies to end viral hepatitis, HIV, STIs.  (June 2016, Healio)
• Considerable overlap between HIV and shigellosis epidemics in the U.K.  (April 2016, AIDSmap)
• Can Offering Incentives to Test Increase HIV and STI Testing Rates? (Spring 2016, CATIE)
• High-risk anal HPV infections persist in a significant proportion of HIV-negative MSM.  (March 2016, AIDSmap)
• High sexually transmitted infection rates among men on PrEP supports more frequent monitoring.  (March 2016, AIDSmap)
• CDC guidelines on STI testing for PrEP patients may miss cases.  (February 2016, Healio); related coverage from AIDSmap, Poz, and 2016 Retrovirus Conference
• We Aren’t the Sex Police: What PrEP Providers Say About Condoms & STIs.  (January 2016, Beta Blog)
• Disease Experts See Syphilis Diagnosis as Time to Re-engage in HIV Care.  (December 2015, Beta Blog)
• Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis Are All on the Rise.  (November 2015, Poz)
• Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Rising Once More.  (November 2015, Poz)
• Gonorrhea Is Rising Among Gay and Bisexual Men.  (September 2015, Poz)
• Acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex cases spike in HIV-positive communities.  (September 2015, Beta Blog)
• STIs Have Minimal Effects on Viral Load of People on HIV Treatment.  (August 2015, Poz)
• People With HIV Don’t Get Enough STI Screenings.  (June 2015, Poz)
• 2015 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines From the CDC.  (June 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Hook-up Apps Partly Blamed for Rhode Island’s Uptick in STIs.  (June 2015, Poz)
• Men taking HIV treatment have undetectable viral loads in the rectum; sexually transmitted infections make no difference.  (April 2015, AIDSmap)
• Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Against STDs Promising Among Some HIV-Positive Gay Men.  (March 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Vaginal Ring May Protect Against HIV, Herpes, HPV and Pregnancy.  (November 2014, Poz)
• Viread Gel Linked to Lowered Risk of Herpes Among Women.  (November 2014, Poz)
• Update on baseline STIs in UK oral PrEP study (PROUD).  (September/October 2014, HIV Treatment Bulletin)
• London gay men: 2% of the population, a quarter of the sexually transmitted infections and half of HIV infections.  (September 2014, AIDSmap)
• Drug use strongly associated with sex, condomless sex and STIs in gay men living with HIV in England.  (September 2014, AIDSmap)
• Single-session interventions to reduce HIV and STI risk behaviours: How well do they work?  (Fall 2014, CATIE)
• Bisexual Men Have Higher STI Rates Than Gays.  (June 2014, Poz)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections Greatly Increase the Risk of HIV Infection in Pregnancy. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
• Those Newly Diagnosed With HIV, STIs Help Find Other Cases.  (January 2014, Poz)
• Addicts in Treatment Have Less Access to HIV and STI Testing.  (January 2014, Poz)
• Urgent need to improve sexually transmitted infection screening for MSM in Europe.  (November 2013, AIDSmap)
• Gay men who don’t have anal sex still at high risk of bacterial STIs.  (November 2013, AIDSmap)
• HIV Test Counseling Fails to Lower STI Incidence.  (October 2013, Poz)
• Rectal STIs Raise Risk of HIV Infection Among Gay Men.  (July 2013, Poz)
• Gay men diagnosed with a rectal STI have a very high risk of subsequent infection with HIV.  (July 2013, AIDSmap)
• Treating Sex Workers for STIs Lowers HIV in Pregnant Women.  (June 2013, Poz)
• Sex while abroad contributing to ongoing HIV and STI epidemics in European gay men.  (June 2013, AIDSmap)
• Elevated prevalence of HIV and STIs among migrant gay men in Europe.  (June 2013, AIDSmap)
• 2012: half a million sexually transmitted infections in England.  (June 2013, AIDSmap)
• Physicians Rarely Test Teens for HIV and STIs.  (May 2013, Poz)
• Routine tests prompted by electronic patient records increase rates of STI diagnoses among HIV-positive people in London.  (March 2013, AIDSmap)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections Cost the U.S. $16 Billion Per Year. (February 2013, Poz)