Sexual Health
News from the FDA/CDC
Genital HPV prevalence tops 42% in adults
Men aged 18-59 years were significantly more likely than women to have any genital HPV and high-risk genital HPV.
From the Journals
New self-persuasion app to promote HPV vaccine appears effective
How well does a self-persuasion app work in promoting HPV vaccination?
Conference Coverage
Oral PrEP works despite bacterial vaginosis
SEATTLE – Concerns about reduced effectiveness of oral PrEP for HIV prevention in women with bacterial vaginosis are unfounded.
Feature
Historic HIV vaccine efficacy study underway in South Africa
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in 7 years is testing whether an experimental vaccine safely prevents HIV infection among...
From the Journals
Pritelivir beats valacyclovir at suppressing genital HSV-2 infection
A 1-month course of pritelivir reduced genital HSV-2 shedding more than valacyclovir did in a small phase II clinical trial.
From the Journals
USPSTF nixes routine genital herpes screening
Asymptomatic adults and adolescents should not undergo routine serologic screening for genital herpes because the harms outweigh the benefits,...
From the Journals
Dapivirine vaginal ring cuts new HIV-1 infections
The dapivirine vaginal ring reduced the rate of new HIV-1 infection by 31% in a phase III trial involving high-risk women in sub-Saharan Africa....
Conference Coverage
Multidose metronidazole may be better option for trichomoniasis treatment
Current CDC guidance recommends multidose treatment only for women with HIV, but findings from a meta-analysis suggest all women with...
From the Journals
Giving women HIV self-tests increases male partner testing
Providing women attending prenatal or postpartum health care visits with HIV self-testing kits raised the rates of partner and couples testing to...
From the Journals
Prenatal triple ART arrests HIV transmission
A triple-drug antiretroviral therapy given to HIV-infected pregnant women significantly reduced transmission of the disease to their newborns, but...
Conference Coverage
Syphilis testing before and after stillbirth is suboptimal
ATLANTA - Physicians are falling short on syphilis testing in both the prenatal period and at the time of delivery, suggest the findings of a...