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When it comes to certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), people who are assigned female at birth may experience higher rates or more serious long-term consequences, depending on the condition.
Sangeeta Sinha, MD, an OBGYN at StoneSprings Hospital Center in Dulles, Virginia, discusses sex-differences in STIs, and offers essential facts about prevention.
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