Since many of you are in medical school already, this is information that you probably already know. I did think it was a pretty cool infographic, though, so I decided to post it up for you to see.
It’s a known fact that many people would gloss over all of this information in textual format, but when presented as an infographic more eyeballs tend to stick. While I don’t have an STD myself (at least to my knowledge lol), many people do. It’s the type of lifestyle that each person chooses to live that will ultimately determine your overall STD risk.
Many years ago while back in medical school, I could always spot the high-risk vs. low-risk patients within seconds after laying eyes on them. I’m sure that’s a skill that even the most junior physicians possess, but it’s amazing what appearances can do. Anyway, here it is. Enjoy!
Holy shit Hoover, you’re back! I thought I wouldn’t see any new posts ever again! How’s it on the other side?
Ah nevermind, I just saw its a guest contributor. Lol.
Hoover, your blog sucks ass now. When did you become a spokesman for the “We’re Virgins and Proud of It” club?
“When did you become a spokesman for the “We’re Virgins and Proud of It†club?”
ROFL this made me spray Coke out of my nose. You, sir, owe me money for a new keyboard. Yeah his site got taken over by spambots and dodgy law firms…I guess those Mexican assassins hired by med school admission offices finally got to him. I know cos I just beat one to death with a slipper and my bad jokes outside my own house.
This is EXCELLENT. So much better than the very lame health education pamphlets we tend to hand to patients. One day i’ll have this life-size in my consultation rooms.
On a somewhat official medical note, I wanted to comment about your line that you could always spot the high vs low risk patients within seconds… There are of course trends, and in many cases that is true, but I can guarantee you that you’d never pick me out as being high risk. Outwardly I seem as “low risk” as any med student or doctor, but the truth of the matter is that I’ve had literally hundreds of sexual partners, male and female, and have not used condoms nearly enough. If I fear I may have contracted something, i just come into a random doctor’s office and say what I need to do get them to give me a gram or 2 of azithromycin or whatever I need. Patients lie, patients are not what they seem. I’m just hoping to caution you against thinking you know when a patient is low risk and wouldn’t need HIV testing (for example) when presenting with some strange symptom.