New Smartphone App to Curb Spread of STDs

MedXCom - a new smartphone application helps curb spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among teens. The smartphone app allows people to exchange STD status by bumping their phones.

The app called MedXCom allows people to exchange STD status by bumping their phones, ABS News reported.

Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a very common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium/superbug called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is spread during sexual intercourse- vaginal, oral, and anal.

Almost 50 percent of American high school students are having sex, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

And each year, millions of those sexually active teens contract sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes and HIV.

It's called 'safe bumping,' said Dr. Michael Nusbaum, the New Jersey developer of MedXSafe, a feature of the new app.

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The app's special feature, according to Nussbaum, encourages dating singles to go to the doctor for regular STD checks. Those who screen negative can ask their doctors to document their STD-free status on the app, allowing users to share the information with whomever they choose.

Some undetected and untreated STDs can increase a person's risk for HIV and cause other serious health consequences, such as infertility, according to Mary McFarlane, an acting chief in the Division of STD Prevention at the CDC.

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Source-ANI

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