Y! Health Sexual Health & STDs News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Sexual Health & STDs News, updated continuously. en-us Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:03:34 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Half of teen girls have STIs by 2 years of first sex (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_teen_stis.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_teen_stisMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:46:59 PSTReuters - Within 2 years of having sex for the first time, half of teenage girls may be at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to results of a study published today. Often, those girls are infected by the age of 15.Cervarix Proves Effective Against HPV for Over 6 Years (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/cervarixproveseffectiveagainsthpvforover6years.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/cervarixproveseffectiveagainsthpvforover6yearsThu, 03 Dec 2009 20:50:57 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Cervarix protects women from infection for longer than six years, new research has found.One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/oneinfourteengirlshavestds.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/oneinfourteengirlshavestdsMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:53 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in four U.S. teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected soon after their first sexual encounter, a new government report shows.New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/newpaptestguidelinesstartlaterhavefewer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/newpaptestguidelinesstartlaterhavefewerSun, 22 Nov 2009 20:49:05 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For the second time in a week, medical experts are revising the advice given women on cancer screenings.Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_fewer_pap_smears.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_fewer_pap_smearsFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:27:26 PSTAP - First mammograms. Now — in an apparent coincidence — Pap smears.New guidelines push back age for Pap smears (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cancer_cervical_screening.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cancer_cervical_screeningFri, 20 Nov 2009 05:46:43 PSTReuters - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment.Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/genitalherpesmaynevergodormant.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/genitalherpesmaynevergodormantWed, 18 Nov 2009 20:48:45 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Herpes, the sexually transmitted disease that causes genital lesions, never truly goes into a dormant state, new research suggests.Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_std_cases.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_std_casesMon, 16 Nov 2009 07:23:58 PSTAP - Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday.Boehringer drug shown to kindle female sex drive (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_boehringer.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_boehringerMon, 16 Nov 2009 05:21:47 PSTReuters - A once-daily pill developed by Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim increased female sex drive in late-stage trials, putting the group in the frame to launch the first non-hormonal treatment for women with low libido.Sex infections still growing in U.S., says CDC (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_sex_diseases_usa.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_sex_diseases_usaSun, 15 Nov 2009 22:38:45 PSTReuters - American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday.