Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) WHO fact sheet on sexually transmitted diseases (STIs), providing key facts, as a public health issue, infections and transmissions, STIs and women's health, adverse outcomes of pregnancy, HIV, STI syndromes, prevention, vaccination, mother-to-child transmission, WHO response
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - World Health Organization (WHO) Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are spread predominantly by unprotected sexual contact Some STIs can also be transmitted during pregnancy and childbirth and through infected blood or blood products STIs have a profound impact on health If untreated, they can lead to serious consequences including neurological and cardiovascular disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirths
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) Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the most common communicable conditions and affect the health and lives of people worldwide 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
Global Sexually Transmitted Infections Programme The Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes leads the development and implementation of the global health sector strategy on the elimination of sexually transmitted infections as a public health threats
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
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
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
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