Look at what the United States did. We set a NEW record.

Published: November 15, 2007, 3:47 am

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'The US set a new record for new Clamydia cases'.More than 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States last year -- the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease, federal health officials said Tuesday. "A new U.S. record," said Dr. John M. Douglas Jr. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More bad news: Gonorrhea rates are jumping again after hitting a record low, and an increasing number of cases are caused by a "superbug" version resistant to common antibiotics, federal officials said Tuesday. Syphilis is rising, too. The rate of congenital syphilis -- which can deform or kill babies -- rose for the first time in 15 years. "Hopefully we will not see this turn into a trend," said Dr. Khalil Ghanem, an infectious diseases specialist at Johns Hopkins University's School of medicine. Yahoo NewsOh Rah for urethral dischargeKeep a supply on hand so that you don't have to have THAT conversation with your friend. Girls don't depend on him to

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