Friday, February 29, 2008

STD's and Morality

Many people seem to be under the impression that only poor, or low class people get an STD. That simply is not the case. Anyone can get an STD. Even having protected sex does not protect a person 100% against transmitting or contracting an STD. Many people who have an STD are completely unaware. Women often do not have any symptoms of an STD.

Women and men of every class and color can contract an STD if they are engaging in intercourse. Even royalty has not been able to escape Sexually Transmitted Diseases. King Henry VIII is thought to have had Syphilis. The deterioration of his major organs, including his brain, is thought to have driven him mad and contributed to the decapitation of several of his wives. It is interesting to think that his inability to produce a male heir because of the STD also influenced the split between the Catholic Church and the Church of England.

Wow, maybe anyone can contract an STD. If the King of England can contract an STD, maybe it is not just the poor and sexually loose people who catch an STD.

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