STI

abbreviation

1. sexually transmitted infection: any infection that is characteristically transmitted by sexual contact and may either clear up or develop into a sexually transmitted disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of STI¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

The outreach events are part of a wider public health push to tackle rising STI rates.

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“We will keep fighting this cruel law so that everyone can get birth control, STI testing and treatment, cancer screenings and other critical health care, no matter their insurance,” she said.

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“We know what happens when health care providers cannot use Title X funding: People across the country suffer, cancers go undetected, access to birth control is severely reduced, and the nation’s STI crisis worsens,” Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said in a statement.

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Dr Katy Sinka, consultant epidemiologist and head of the STI section at UK Health Security Agency, said it was "really promising" to see a successful trial for a new antibiotic to treat gonorrhoea.

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That includes gay and bisexual men and people who have had an STI in the past.

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