Sexually Transmitted Diseases

"Sexually Transmitted Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.

Descriptor ID	D012749
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.778 C02.800 C12.294.668 C13.351.500.711
Concept/Terms	Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases Disease, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Sexually Transmitted Disease STIs STI Venereal Diseases Disease, Venereal Diseases, Venereal Venereal Disease Sexually Transmitted Infections Infection, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexually Transmitted Sexually Transmitted Infection Transmitted Infection, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexually STDs

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sexually Transmitted Diseases".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases [C01.539.778]
Virus Diseases [C02]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases [C02.800]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Genital Diseases, Male [C12.294]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases [C12.294.668]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Genital Diseases, Female [C13.351.500]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases [C13.351.500.711]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sexually Transmitted Diseases".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sexually Transmitted Diseases".

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sexually Transmitted Diseases" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sexually Transmitted Diseases" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 61 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	2	1	3
2005	1	1	2
2007	2	1	3
2008	2	2	4
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	0	2
2014	2	3	5
2015	6	1	7
2016	5	0	5
2017	1	0	1
2018	6	0	6
2019	0	2	2
2020	1	1	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	3	0	3
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexually Transmitted Diseases" by people in Profiles.

Dutra K, Lewis AL, Counts R. Sexually Transmitted Infection Considerations Following Sexual Assault. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jun 01; 68(2):223-231.

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McNeill-Johnson AD, Glenn J, Daniel NI, Menon M, Aboul-Enein BH, Kelly PJ, Ramaswamy M. A Scoping Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions With Youth in U.S. Juvenile Facilities. J Adolesc Health. 2025 May; 76(5):798-806.

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Schwebke JR, Nyirjesy P, Dsouza M, Getman D. Vaginitis and risk of sexually transmitted infections: results of a multi-center U.S. clinical study using STI nucleic acid amplification testing. J Clin Microbiol. 2024 Sep 11; 62(9):e0081624.

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Sonalkar S, Kete C, McAllister A, Afreen R, Kaufman J, Short W, Keddem S. Perceptions of HIV risk screening strategies among patients seeking abortion, contraception, and pregnancy loss management in the United States. Contraception. 2023 08; 124:110063.

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Ibanhes FH, Fenn N, Le Brazidec D, Napoleon S, Predmore Z, Skinner A, Zanowick-Marr A, Galipeau D, Raifman J, Dean LT, Chan PA. Sexually Transmitted Infections Risk and Interstate Sexual Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in New England. Sex Transm Dis. 2023 08 01; 50(8):494-498.

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Keddem S, Maier M, Gardella C, Borgerding J, Lowy E, Chartier M, Haskell S, Hauser RG, Beste LA. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 09; 37(Suppl 3):706-713.

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Onwuka AJ, Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Sebasti?o YV, Wells JM, Stoner MJ, Hewitt G, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Oct; 35(5):562-566.

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Groves AK, Vadaketh J, Raziano VT, Nkwihoreze H, Short WR, Momplaisir F. Preexposure Prophylaxis Acceptability Among Pregnant Individuals and Implications for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 04 01; 139(4):537-544.

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Lawrence AE, Ervin E, Sebasti?o YV, Hewitt G, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34(5):649-655.

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Dubey B, Jackson M, Zeigler-Johnson C, Devarajan K, Flores-Obando RE, McFarlane-Anderson N, Tulloch-Reid M, Aiken W, Kimbro K, Reed D, Kidd LR, Gibbs D, Kumar S, Ragin C. Interactive effect of TLR SNPs and exposure to sexually transmitted infections on prostate cancer risk in Jamaican men. Prostate. 2020 11; 80(15):1365-1372.

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