Lymphogranuloma venereum: dormant no more?
SAN FRANCISCO -- Lymphogranuloma venereum, once common among gay men but rare in the United States for the last decade, may be poised to make a comeback, Gall Bolan, M.D., said at a meeting on HIV management sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco. The Centers...

Too darn hot: Kinsey and the culture wars.
If vitriolic viewer response is any measure of a film's political import, Kinsey, the new biopic about the mid-century American sex researcher, is not to be dismissed as just another hollow hagiography. Its release last fall galvanized such right-wing commentators and conservative lobbying groups as Focus on the Family,...

Plan B goes OTC for those aged 18 and over.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Plan B for over-the-counter sale to people aged 18 years and older. The approval reverses the agency's 2004 decision in which, in an unusual move, it went against its advisory panel's recommendation to approve the emergency contraceptive for OTC status....

Should the HPV vaccine be mandatory?
Two major recent events in medicine are the recognition that cancer of the cervix often originates from genital tract infections caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) and the development of a vaccine by Merck to prevent these infections. HPVs are a group of more than 100 viruses, over 30 of...

Remembering the lizard: reconstructing sexuality in the rooms of narcotics anonymous.
Addiction is associated with the development of a set of behaviors and thought patterns that enable the addicted person to acquire drugs without regard to the harm such acquisition might cause to self or others. The preoccupation with using drugs can lead to neglect of family and friends, the...

Unprotected sex among youth living with HIV before and after the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Unprotected sex with an HIV-positive individual is the primary vector of HIV infection in the United States. (1) And since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1996, there have been growing concerns about unprotected sex--particularly among HIV-positive individuals receiving HAAT who may have unprotected sex because...

Subspecialists are urged to vaccinate adult patients.
WASHINGTON -- Specialists who treat adults should be encouraged to give preventive vaccines to their patients, Dr. William Schaffner said at a press briefing sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. "A lot of adults don't see their internists or family physicians. They are taken care...

Prevalencia de Chlamydia Trachomatis detectada por reaccion en cadena de la polimerasa en un grupo de mujeres jovenes sintomaticas y asintomaticas en Bogota, Colombia.
Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis detected by polymerase chain reaction in a group of young symptomatic and asymptomatic women in Bogotá, Colombia RESUMEN Introducción: la Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) es considerada hoy como la causa más frecuente de infecciones de transmisión sexual y enfermedad pélvica inflamatoria. Aproximadamente...

The relationship between indicators of sexual compulsivity and high risk sexual practices among men and women receiving services from a sexually transmitted infection clinic.
Sexual compulsivity is associated with high rates of sexual behavior and may increase risks for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV infection. Individuals who are preoccupied with sex and lack control of their sexual impulses may engage in high-risk sexual acts despite the threat of HIV infection and other...

The estimated direct medical cost of sexually transmitted diseases among American youth, 2000.
CONTEXT: Each year, millions of U.S. youth acquire sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Estimates of the economic burden of STDs can help to quantify the impact of STDs on the nation's youth and on the payers of the cost of their medical care. METHODS: We synthesized the existing...