Fancy someone at work, do you? Hoping to try your luck at the office party, when that Special Christmas Punch kicks in, and all inhibitions start to drop. Well, before you make your move, read this.
Because many of the commonest sexually transmitted infections are now starting to show real signs of antibiotic resistance. And we’re not making this up. Have a read of this from peer reviewed, intellectually impeccable journal Medicine: [1]
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a global public health concern. Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium are emerging ‘superbugs’ that have developed AMR to all antimicrobials used in their treatment, and treatment failures have been reported. There is a very real threat that these infections could become untreatable in the future. Although syphilis and chlamydia infections are easily treated with first-line antimicrobials, macrolide resistance has emerged in Treponema pallidum, and there is a concern that AMR could potentially develop in Chlamydia trachomatis. [2]
What this means is that once you’ve got it, you won’t get rid of it. Gone are the carefree days of the Wolf of Wall Street, who could cheerfully treat a dose of clap with penicillin before he consummated his marriage. Your post party hangover won’t last a morning-it’ll be there for life. A few generations ago, people lived in constant fear of syphilis and other STI. Now those days a coming back. So before you plot a little expedition for two to the Cleaner’s cupboard up on the top floor, remember what could happen to you. And serve you right if it did.
[1]https://www.medicinejournal.co.uk/article/S1357-3039(22)00050-0/fulltext
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