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Both of those are on the same order as "a bad cold" in terms of health - they are straightforward to treat and are not at all a big deal.
by anaisbetts 3y ago
Both of those are on the same order as "a bad cold" in terms of health - they are straightforward to treat and are not at all a big deal.
- irrational 3y agoThat's not true. Both can cause infertility in women. One of my friends is an ob/gyn and they say that one of the saddest parts of their jobs is telling a couple that the wife is infertile because of an STI she contracted (almost always Chlamydia or Gonorrhea) at some time in the past. Both of these STIs can go undetected in females for years. They just don't have any outward symptoms. By the time they find out, it is too late.
- FuriouslyAdrift 3y agoGonorrhea has become drug resistant due to the overuse of anibiotics (both for people and animals). Prior to fairly recently, it was easily cured if detected. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/multi-drug-resistant-gonorrhoea https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/multi-drug-...
- irrational 3y agoIt's the detection that is the problem. Ideally people will get checked regularly, but with the state of healthcare in the USA, we know that does not happen.