Alie Ward

And yes,

undiagnosed, asymptomatic, and untreated STIs can definitely lead to fertility issues as an infection can spread into the uterus, the fallopian tubes, and the ovaries, which causes obviously damage, scarring, inflammation, known as pelvic inflammatory disease, which could necessitate cutting out scar tissue in the fallopian tubes or running a cannula through them to clear them.

like a pipe cleaner, which I'm choosing not to envision right now.

Now, how big a concern is this?

So a 2017 study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology noted that 9% of females of reproductive age are infertile, 9% infertility rate, and that most cases of tubal factor infertility, those fallopian problems, are attributable to untreated sexually transmitted diseases.

So most of those cases are untreated STIs.

checked people.

It's like dental health.

Regular checkups are worth it to avoid a root canal.

Are you embarrassed to go to the dentist?

No.

Take that same energy.

Go to the urologist.

And to fall in love with urology, by the way, please listen to Dr. Milhouse, your new favorite nether doctor.

We'll link in the show notes.

Now, of any gender, how do you know if you have, say, gonorrhea?

You don't.

So get checked.

Or you might have symptoms like frequent peeing, sharp pain in your lower abdomen.

You might feel some burning while you pee or cum.