Anyone who has ever had a canker sore knows just how uncomfortable an ulcer can be. These painful, slow-healing sores can appear anywhere on your body, from your mouth to your skin to the lining of ...

A girl was hospitalized for genital ulcers related to COVID-19. The ulcers made it painful to walk and pee, and steroid treatments didn't help. The girl needed anti-inflammatory medication and surgery ...

Genital ulcers could be one of many sexually transmitted diseases or an infection that is not transmitted by sex. An expert walks you through a case. This is the first of a three-part series on ...

Vaginal ulcers (also vulvar or genital ulcers) are small sores that form on your vagina, the passageway connecting your uterus (womb) to the outside of your body. They can also form on your vulva, the ...

Kimberly Ho, a newly minted nurse at Children’s National Medical Center just off a 12-hour overnight shift, struggled to focus on a presentation about working with sexually traumatized children and ...

Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted viral infection often causing sores and blisters around the lips, genitals or anus, wherever the virus first enters the body. Genital herpes can be ...