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Rates of three STDs in US reach record high, CDC says
Rates of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have climbed for the fourth consecutive year in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday at the National STD Prevention Conference in Washington. Last year, nearly 2.3 million US cases of these sexually transmitted diseases were diagnosed, according to preliminary data.
That's the highest number ever reported nationwide, breaking the record set in 2016 by more than 200,000 cases, according to the CDC.[...] In 2013, there were 1,752,285 total cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis diagnosed in the United States. That number grew to 1,811,850 in 2014; 1,945,746 in 2015; 2,094,682 in 2016; and 2,294,821 in 2017, according to the preliminary CDC data.
[...] The preliminary data suggest that more than 1.7 million cases of chlamydia were diagnosed in 2017, with about 45% -- 771,340 cases -- emerging among 15- to 24-year-old women and girls. Chlamydia, which remained the most common STD reported to the CDC, is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and easily transmitted during any form of sexual activity. If not treated, chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease in women, which can cause permanent damage to the reproductive system. In men, the infection can spread to the tube that carries sperm from the testicles, causing pain and fever.
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(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Thursday August 30 2018, @02:28AM (8 children)
Yes, but without some experimentation and testing-of-the-water, how do you know which person (might) suit you?
Maybe arranged marriages and all people who aren't married must have a chaperone at all times until married?
(Note, not just the females, but the males as well)
Or maybe, abstinence doesn't work, and teaching people to use condoms and get themselves tested and treated might be better.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @02:54AM (5 children)
I'm certain it'll just be the males. Don't you know how dangerous incels are?!
(Score: 2, Insightful) by fakefuck39 on Thursday August 30 2018, @03:30AM (4 children)
Not only do I not know how dangerous incels are, I have no idea what "incels" means. Maybe that's because I'm not a 14 year old keyboard warrior, and spend my time going out with women instead of whatever subreddit you subscribe to regurgitated this strange word. And no, don't define it for me - I speak the language normal people speak, so I don't need to know it. Fucking loser.
(Score: 2) by EETech1 on Thursday August 30 2018, @06:48AM (2 children)
Noticed the plural form!
Women.
if you've treated the ladies in your life with respect, you will be much more successful meeting new ladies with them as your wing-woman. Even to go out looking for ladies, is much easier with a lady on your side going in.
Nothing better than a good word, and some encouragement from another female who knows you.
Then they leave you to your magic, and go entertain themselves.
And if it doesn't work out, you got the wing-woman to bang.
You can't learn to do that on a subreddit. You can reinforce yourself to yourself, but for what?
Funny story...
I was cooking some of my garden fresh beans last night with one of my female friends, and she was butchering the garlic. I mentioned I cut about 500 pounds of garlic and knew a few tricks. She got very defensive, telling me how she knew what she was doing because she watched so many cooking shows. Then... She declared my narcissism to be exactly like that of her mother.
No amount of practical experience could outweigh the intimate knowledge she had gained from watching TV all day.
Her, and her expert friends on Reddit were right.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @08:10PM
true that!
it is sad, but going out with a female friend increases your desirability at least 200%. it's like a magical buff!
i do NOT understand this.
a single male should be more attractive, not less.
it is either because a fellow rat, er... female has tasted the goods and deemed it safe to eat ..errr... hang out with
-or-
... well ... or ...errr.
(Score: 0) by fakefuck39 on Sunday September 02 2018, @06:09AM
I'm sorry - what? Some idiot who uses the word "ladies" when talking about women is giving advice? You don't need a "wing woman" nor do you need to read whatever "how to get women, for fat people" guide you're using. Hit the gym, be interesting, and when you see a girl you'd like to know go up to her and say hi. Any girl.
I didn't read your story. Something about being a loser giving advice to normal people I assume.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @10:29AM
> Maybe that's because I'm not a 14 year old keyboard warrior, and spend my time going out with women
> fakefuck39
Suuure you do :)
(Score: 4, Insightful) by MadTinfoilHatter on Thursday August 30 2018, @04:16AM (1 child)
Um... Maybe talking to them and spending time with them? That's how you get to know their personality, which is really the deciding factor in how a long term relationship will work out. No need to jump in bed for that.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @11:53AM
"which is really the deciding factor in how a long term relationship will work out"
Don't pretend that sexual compatibility doesn't affect relationship success.