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.
Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.
| Descriptor ID |
D012749
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.778 C02.800 C12.294.668 C13.351.500.711
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| 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
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexually Transmitted Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California. Am J Community Psychol. 2026 06; 77(3-4):511-526.
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Technology-facilitated abuse as a risk factor for STI and pregnancy in early adulthood: evidence from latine adolescents in California. Reprod Health. 2025 Sep 30; 22(1):166.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Testing an HIV/STI Prevention Intervention Among People Leaving Incarceration Who Were Assigned Male at Birth, Have Sex with Men and A Substance Use Disorder. AIDS Behav. 2025 Dec; 29(12):3806-3821.
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Reducing Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections Risk in African American Women with At-Risk Male Partners: A Randomized Trial. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 03; 32(3):311-322.
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Developing Android, iOS Apps for Mobile-Enhanced Prevention Support (MEPS) for Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender Women (TW) Leaving Jail in South Los Angeles in the USA. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022 Jun 06; 290:1104-1105.
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Sexually transmitted infections among participants in an HIV PrEP adherence trial. Int J STD AIDS. 2022 03; 33(4):397-403.
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Association Between HIV Testing and HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among US and Non-US Born Black Individuals Living in the US: Results From the National Survey on HIV in the Black Community (NSHBC). J Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Dec; 23(6):1152-1158.
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Ethical and practical considerations for mitigating risks to sexual partners during analytical treatment interruptions in HIV cure-related research. HIV Res Clin Pract. 2021 02; 22(1):14-30.
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Small Randomized Controlled Trial of the New Passport to Wellness HIV Prevention Intervention for Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (BMSM). AIDS Educ Prev. 2020 08; 32(4):311-324.
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Barriers to Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections among HIV-Serodiscordant Couples: The Influence of Discrimination. Ethn Dis. 2020; 30(2):261-268.