ASTDA membership is appropriate for anyone who is interested in receiving the latest in scientific information about STDs and in supporting the organization's goal of STD prevention and control. Individuals who engage in STD-related research, STD program management and the clinical management of persons with or at risk for STD comprise the majority of our membership.

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• June 7, 2012, 12:00pm-1:30pm, ET  2010 STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar- Update on Sexual Health in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM). This live webinar is for clinicians who provide care for men who have sex with men (MSM). The webinar will review critical diagnostic and management challenges for specific STDs of concern, with an overview the epidemiology of STDs among MSM. The webinar will discuss recommendations specific to helping MSM establish and maintain sexual health and will conclude with a live question and answer session. Presenters include ASTDA President Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo. The webinar will be moderated by Gail Bolan, MD, Director, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Click here for more information or to register.
  
  
• Listen to a two-part podcast with ASTDA President Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo on STD Prevention Online. In part one, Dr. Marrazzo discusses the background of ASTDA, its recent accomplishments, and future plans. In part two, Dr. Marrazzo discusses and clarifies the conflicting results of the recently published studies on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV infection and her own involvement with the VOICE trial, currently under way in Zimbabwe, Uganda, and South Africa.
  
  
• Now Available - A Public Health Approach for Advancing Sexual Health in the United States: Rationale and Options for Implementation, Final Meeting Report 2011 , from ASTDA.
  
  
• Now available - The 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention