Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - World Health Organization (WHO) Moreover, STI screening strategies are essential for those at higher risk of infection, such sex workers, men who have sex with men, adolescents in some settings and pregnant women To interrupt transmission and prevent re-infection, treating sexual partners is an important component of STI case management
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - World Health Organization (WHO) A person can have an STI without having obvious symptoms of disease When present, common symptoms of STIs include: abnormal vaginal discharge, urethral discharge, genital ulcers and lumps, and lower abdominal pain Symptoms of specific STIs are: Gonorrhoea and chlamydial infection
Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted . . . These guidelines provide updated, evidence-informed clinical and practical recommendations on the case management of people with symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and support countries in updating their national guidelines for the case management of people with symptoms of STIs
Global and regional STI estimates - World Health Organization (WHO) More than 30 pathogens can be transmitted sexually, and individuals may have multiple infections at the same time Individuals who are infected with an STI may not be aware of their infection but can transmit the infection to others and may go on to develop long term and potentially fatal outcomes including cancer, chronic pelvic pain, ectopic
Global Sexually Transmitted Infections Programme These vaccines represent major advances in STI prevention Research to develop vaccines against herpes simplex virus and HIV is advanced Studies suggest that vaccines against serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB) could provide some protection against gonorrhoea Randomized controlled trials with MenB vaccines to prevent gonorrhoea are
Global Sexually Transmitted Infections Programme The Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes (HHS) hosts WHO’s Global HIV Programme, the Global Hepatitis Programme (GHP) and the Global Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Programme
WHO releases new guidance to improve testing and diagnosis of sexually . . . The World Health Organization (WHO) is sharing its latest guidance on sexually transmitted infections (STI) at the STI HIV 2023 World Congress taking place in Chicago, the United States of America, on 24-27 July 2023 With STIs on the rise, WHO is calling for better access to testing and diagnostic services
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Western Pacific There were an estimated 86 million new cases of four curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and trichomoniasis) in the Region in 2020 STIs can have serious reproductive health consequences, including infertility, mother-to-child transmission, adverse birth outcomes including stillbirths and newborn deaths, increased risk of HIV acquisition, and cancer
Launch WHO guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually . . . These Guidelines are intended to support countries in updating their national guidance for the management of people with symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Worldwide, more than a million curable STIs are acquired every day WHO estimated 374 million new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis in 15–49-year-olds in 2020
Global Sexually Transmitted Infections Programme Appropriate sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnosis and treatment are crucial to prevent transmission, decrease deaths related to such infections (including still births and cervical cancer), while improving individual health, men’s and women’s sexual health, and the well-being of all people The accurate identification of asymptomatic and symptomatic STIs depends on the