Sexually Transmitted Diseases

CROI 2010: Thwarting HIV transmission with antiretroviral therapy

Kevin J. Armington, MD April 16, 2010

Cortlandt Forum correspondent Kevin J. Armington, MD, reports on highlights from the 17th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic...

Cervical screening guidelines updated

December 18, 2009

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Cervical Cancer Screening to include new recommendations for women who have positive human papillomavirus High Risk DNA test results but negative cervical cytology screen/Pap smears.

New HIV strategies presented at CROI

By Kevin J. Armington, MD May 26, 2009

Cortlandt Forum correspondent Kevin J. Armington, MD, reports on highlights from the 16th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), which took place recently in Montreal.

New evidence points to earlier start for HIV treatment

May 11, 2009

Starting antiretroviral therapy for HIV when CD4 counts are as high as 500 cells/mm3 reduces mortality risks by as much as 94%, according to several recent studies.

Chlamydia, gonorrhea top U.S. list of STDs

March 13, 2009

Chlamydia and gonorrhea were the two most common infectious diseases in 2007, hitting young women and minorities especially hard, the CDC announced in its annual report on sexually transmitted disease.

Genital ulcer in a vacationing patient

By Everett Schlam, MD March 13, 2009

A man returns from a trip with an unwanted souvenir.

PAP AND HIGH-RISK HPV

Question raised by Smita Kapoor, MD, Phoenix and answered by Daniel R. Mishell Jr, MD May 15, 2008

Should a Pap smear be repeated if the first report reads "no endocervical cells found"? Also, what should I do if the Pap smear is normal, but high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is detected? What is the likelihood the HPV will resolve on its own over time?