The American Cancer Society released new guidelines for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which do not include a recommendation for vaccinations over age 18.

The ACS recommendations called for girls aged 11 to 12 to be routinely vaccinated. Girls as young as 9 can be vaccinated as well. The guidelines also said that women ages 13 to 18 should also receive a follow up vaccine if they were never vaccinated for did not get all three shots

Scientists have finally decoded the genome of the parasite causing trichomoniasis, one of the world's most common, and least recognized sexually transmitted diseases (STD) that affects both women and men, although symptoms are more common in women.

Researchers hope the new research will throw light on the parasite estimated to infect 170 million people a year worldwide, including 8 million in North America. Trichomoniasis is the most common curable STD in young, sexually active women

Syphilis is no joke but for men in San Francisco, humorous ads depicting their genitalia prompted them to get tested for the STD.

The cities Department of Public Health says that the risqué ads, which caused some controversy when they were first introduced in 2002, worked to their advantage and helped reduce the numbers of STD infected gay and bisexual men

In the first study of its kind, scientists in Australia have revealed that breast cancer could be sexually transmitted. The scientists say that there is a possibility that HPV (human papillomavirus) is spread by sexual activity or during showers or baths, when the virus could be transferred from the genital area to the breasts via the nipple ducts.

According to Emeritus Professor James Lawson of the University of New South Wales, the same form of the HPV associated with cervical cancer was found in almost half the breast tumor samples they tested

Communist China has opened its first free clinic for AIDS victims, in an apparent softening of the government's policy towards the growing problem of the disease.

The China Daily newspaper said the clinic which opened in the Chinese capital of Beijing, will offer free check-ups and treatment to people afflicted with AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases including syphilis, gonorrhea and genital herpes