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Super Gonorrhea Could Be the Next Gay Health Epidemic

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“It just feels better,” says Lucas, a gay New Yorker who’s abandoned condoms since going on PrEP, even after experiencing multiple bouts of gonorrhea and chlamydia.

PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a pharmaceutical regimen consisting of a daily pill called Truvada that reduces the risk of acquiring HIV by nearly 100%. Rates of condom use have been declining for several years and the increasingly widespread adoption of PrEP may be accelerating that trend.

“I can’t stay hard for that long with a condom and I can almost never cum with one on,” Lucas continues. “I take PReP and almost always only fuck raw with other people who are also on PreP, so I basically can’t get HIV. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can happen, but you just have to take a pill or get a quick shot and they’re gone.”

Indeed, antibiotics are a powerful defense against many STIs, but in late March, the United Kingdom reported its first case of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. Will the gay community be prepared to defend itself if and when this super gonorrhea strikes the U.S.?

“We are concerned,” says Dr. Ellie Carmody, M.D., an infectious disease specialist and assistant professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health. “Increased rates of international travel clearly raise the likelihood that antibiotic-resistant infections will become intercontinental, as well. Without barrier protection, one very much increases one’s chances of acquiring gonorrhea.”

If untreated, long-term gonorrhea can cause genital swelling, infertility, and if it spreads to the bloodstream, arthritis, dermatitis, and possibly death.

 

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2 minutes ago, Chris Morlock said:

some men are "turned off" by them jj4 

nicki2 

Just now, LG G6 said:

Why is nature so homophobic fall9

More like, Nature is kind of a bitch to Humans but hey we're part of it, STDs and Pregnancies are the results of an intercourse so I wouldn't say Nature is homophobic kii1 

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10 minutes ago, attitude said:

PrEP is just another excuse for slutty gays to engage in unsafe sex practices. 

hey we dont discriminate oprah14 

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