1,700 percent is the rate at which gonorrhea has grown in antibiotic resistance since 2006. With 1.7 percent of gonorrhea strains considered untreatable with traditional therapies in 2011, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warns, “It is time to sound the alarm.”
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Nothing is better than a happy, healthy relationship. When you and your partner are on the same page, you feel more confident, fulfilled and engaged with the world around you. Yet maintaining a healthy relationship isn’t easy, especially in today’s hectic world. In fact, it seems like some modern couples spend more time on Facebook than they do in each other’s arms!
Fortunately, there are a few simple tricks that can help to ensure that your relationship stays strong. Consider the following:
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We all know that safer sex is a must and that STD testing is an important part of sexual health. However, many people postpone STD testing and sexual health discussions with their partners, largely because they are too embarrassed or nervous to broach such a topic. Yet, by doing so, couples play Russian roulette with their own sexual health and they put themselves at risk for STDs and the damaging (and sometimes life-threatening) symptoms which accompany them.
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