• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    There have been STDs probably as long as there’s been sex. But now we might just be able to cure HIV. And we’ve been able to cure the other ones with antibiotics for a long time. And condoms are cheap, available, and socially encouraged.

    Interestingly, young people are actually having less casual sex anyway.

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      1 month ago

      But now we might just be able to cure HIV.

      First, I agree with the spirit of what you’re referring to. However, I want to point out we have a fully working cure HIV, its just not reasonable to use on most people. 7 people have been fully cured of HIV with this treatment..

      A cure that can be used at scale is I know what you’re talking about. I’m hopeful we’ll have that soon for the world. Meanwhile we have pretty darn good medicine these days to prevent HIV transmission as well as treat those with HIV to live a full life.

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      And we’ve been able to cure the other ones with antibiotics for a long time.

      Except we now have antibiotic-resistant versions that are pushing the extents to which we can cure those STDs.

      And condoms are cheap, available, and socially encouraged

      But there’s still a contingent of men out there who refuse to wear them.