eli5: Why did we go from calling sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?
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STD – stigma, my pee hurts and is a worrying colour but i’m not gonna say nothing to noone
STI – no bother mate i got one will go the clinic get some penicillin all is good thanks for the chat
these things used to be called VD’s. the change in acronym isn’t a new thing, but our way of understanding them and approaching them socially changes generationally
– Generally…obviously the more serious things like HIV have a whole different discussion about this
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