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Women s Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also termed sexually transmitted infections, are infections acquired predominantly through sexual contact and caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi, including agents such as Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum, Trichomonas vaginalis, herp…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 15× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2381-862X

Overview

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also termed sexually transmitted infections, are infections acquired predominantly through sexual contact and caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi, including agents such as Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum, Trichomonas vaginalis, herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus, and the human immunodeficiency virus. In women, these infections carry distinctive significance because anatomical and physiological factors increase susceptibility, infections are frequently asymptomatic, and untreated disease can ascend the reproductive tract to cause pelvic inflammatory disease, tubal damage, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, and adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes through vertical transmission. Certain agents, notably oncogenic human papillomavirus, are causally linked to cervical and other anogenital cancers, underpinning cervical screening programmes. Prevention and control rest on health education, barrier protection, vaccination where available, partner management, antenatal screening, and timely diagnosis and treatment, while access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services shapes outcomes, particularly for survivors of sexual violence who face elevated exposure risk. The field integrates clinical microbiology, gynaecology, epidemiology, and public health to characterise transmission, improve screening and diagnostics, and reduce the reproductive, oncological, and perinatal consequences of these infections in women.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 15 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of Women's Reproductive Health (ISSN 2381-862X).

Journal editorial board
Qiuqin Tang · China Akmal El-Mazny · Egypt Anup Pradhan · India

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