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Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by sk5t »

milesf wrote: post #14

Here's a novel thought: Monogamy. Wait to have sex until you're married, then have only one sexual partner your entire life. That'll deal with the problem, and every other sexually transmitted disease out there. It's almost too simple to work, but I've heard that over time - thousands of years in fact - it is a strategy humans have used to build not just safe sex, but many other benefits as well http://www.theglobean…

Is drug abuse a problem in your country? Maybe you should try banning them, with harsh penalties for offenders. Easy!

Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by benmarks »

milesf wrote: post #14

Here's a novel thought: Monogamy. Wait to have sex until you're married, then have only one sexual partner your entire life. That'll deal with the problem, and every other sexually transmitted disease out there. It's almost too simple to work, but I've heard that over time - thousands of years in fact - it is a strategy humans have used to build not just safe sex, but many other benefits as well http://www.theglobean…

It's so easy, everyone's doing it. Wait...

Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by dogma1138 »

memracom wrote: post #6

Rather than weakening the attacker (killing the bacteria) we could look for ways to strengthen the organism (boost the body's own defense mechanisms). The health industry as a whole, has been weakened by the discovery of antibiotics and designer molecules, and as a result now spends too many resources on looking for killer chemicals (antibiotics and other drugs). But there are other ways. One way is to follow the thr…

>The health industry as a whole, has been weakened by the discovery of antibiotics and designer molecules, and as a result now spends too many resources on looking for killer chemicals (antibiotics and other drugs).

What!? antibiotics are for the most part the most important discovery in medical history, period. They by far saved more lives than virtually any other treatment and make many other treatments possible.

Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by milesf »

Maskawanian wrote: post #19
milesf wrote: post #14

Here's a novel thought: Monogamy. Wait to have sex until you're married, then have only one sexual partner your entire life. That'll deal with the problem, and every other sexually transmitted disease out there. It's almost too simple to work, but I've heard that over time - thousands of years in fact - it is a strategy humans have used to build not just safe sex, but many other benefits as well http://www.theglobean…

And then you find that you are sexually incompatible with the person you married.

I guess I lucked out, as well as a good number of my friends and colleagues.

Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by ksenzee »

milesf wrote: post #14

Here's a novel thought: Monogamy. Wait to have sex until you're married, then have only one sexual partner your entire life. That'll deal with the problem, and every other sexually transmitted disease out there. It's almost too simple to work, but I've heard that over time - thousands of years in fact - it is a strategy humans have used to build not just safe sex, but many other benefits as well http://www.theglobean…

Nobody ever cheats on their spouse, so this is guaranteed to work.

Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by milesf »

sk5t wrote: post #21
milesf wrote: post #14

Here's a novel thought: Monogamy. Wait to have sex until you're married, then have only one sexual partner your entire life. That'll deal with the problem, and every other sexually transmitted disease out there. It's almost too simple to work, but I've heard that over time - thousands of years in fact - it is a strategy humans have used to build not just safe sex, but many other benefits as well http://www.theglobean…

Is drug abuse a problem in your country? Maybe you should try banning them, with harsh penalties for offenders. Easy!

It's a personal choice. Frankly I am okay with all drugs being legal as well. It's not going to sway my decision not to use them.

Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by DINKDINK »

milesf wrote: post #14

Here's a novel thought: Monogamy. Wait to have sex until you're married, then have only one sexual partner your entire life. That'll deal with the problem, and every other sexually transmitted disease out there. It's almost too simple to work, but I've heard that over time - thousands of years in fact - it is a strategy humans have used to build not just safe sex, but many other benefits as well http://www.theglobean…

A bit impracticle given real world data shows that "About 60 percent of men and 40 percent of women will have an affair at some point in some marriage "Monogamy Myth", Therapist Peggy Vaugn"

aka ~50% of couples who think they are monogamous are actually non monogamous (non consensually)

Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by milesf »

astrodust wrote: post #18
milesf wrote: post #14

Here's a novel thought: Monogamy. Wait to have sex until you're married, then have only one sexual partner your entire life. That'll deal with the problem, and every other sexually transmitted disease out there. It's almost too simple to work, but I've heard that over time - thousands of years in fact - it is a strategy humans have used to build not just safe sex, but many other benefits as well http://www.theglobean…

Such a Hacker News answer. This is embarrassing.

You didn't detect the note of humour in my comment? :)

Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by astrodust »

milesf wrote: post #24
Maskawanian wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And then you find that you are sexually incompatible with the person you married.

I guess I lucked out, as well as a good number of my friends and colleagues.

Clearly you live on some other planet where people don't have sex before marriage, or they're just quick to deny such a thing ever happened.

Get tested and play safe. Marriage has nothing to do with it.

Re: Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

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Post by HisGraceTheDuck »

milesf wrote: post #14

Here's a novel thought: Monogamy. Wait to have sex until you're married, then have only one sexual partner your entire life. That'll deal with the problem, and every other sexually transmitted disease out there. It's almost too simple to work, but I've heard that over time - thousands of years in fact - it is a strategy humans have used to build not just safe sex, but many other benefits as well http://www.theglobean…

That's true and if it works for you that's great.

Getting preachy about it isn't going to win you friends or change anyone's mind.

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