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We are developing groundbreaking therapies for STDs — including new ways for women to protect themselves from HIV.</p> </div><!--/.bg-image-content--> </section><!--/.bg-image--> <section class="bg-color--dark-purple bg-lg-media"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="video-carousel video-carousel--pull-up" data-video-carousel> <div class="video-carousel__cell video-wrapper" data-video-carousel-item> <div class="video-embed" data-video-wrapper> <div data-video-player></div> </div> <picture> <source srcset="https://transforms.mageewomens.org/production/videos/mwri_research_placeholder-infectious_diseases.jpg?w=1536&h=864&q=90&fm=webp&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.6809&fp-y=0.6254&dm=1562090511&s=2369a34b32a8f964116b483014ea2b78, https://transforms.mageewomens.org/production/videos/mwri_research_placeholder-infectious_diseases.jpg?w=3072&h=1728&q=90&fm=webp&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.6809&fp-y=0.6254&dm=1562090511&s=ae84c18da500ece68bbbba2cf1907ce7 2x" type="image/webp" /> <source 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</section> <section> <div class="wrapper"> <h2 class="text-center dual-content__title">Spotlight on: STDs</h2> <div class="dual-content"> <div> <h3>Challenges</h3> <div class="intro-copy"> <p>15 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections are diagnosed each year in the U.S. </p> </div> </div> <div> <p>Untreated STDs cause infertility in 24,000 women every year, and many can be passed to babies, including:</p> <ul><li>Genital herpes</li><li>Syphilis</li><li>HIV </li></ul> </div> </div><!--/.inner--> </div> </section> <section> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="dual-content"> <div> <h3>WHAT MAGEE-WOMENS SCIENTISTS ARE DOING</h3> </div> <div> <ul><li>We are developing new therapies to treat, prevent, and cure diseases affecting women and their communities. </li><li>We are developing new therapies for STDs, including HIV prevention products for the world’s most vulnerable populations.</li><li>We are developing new techniques to treat STDs that cause infertility and pregnancy complications.</li><li>We are helping adolescents, pregnant women, and postmenopausal women with our research on infections that are common among these groups.</li></ul> </div> </div><!--/.inner--> </div> </section> <section class="cta--strip"> <div class="wrapper"> <h3>Clinical Research & Trials</h3> <p>For over two decades, we have dedicated our clinical research studies and clinical trials to improving the health care of women, men, and infants everywhere. 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