| Existing dating apps have only added to the sexual health crisis rather than helping to address it. |
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| 1 in 3 people have a genital STD |
| 2 in 3 people have an oral STD |
| 1 in 2 sexually active people will have an STD by age 25 |
| 80% of people infected by an STD do not have symptoms, and may not even know they have it |
| STD transmissions are at an all-time high and the rate continuously increases in all genders and ethnicities |
| There are new forms of STDs that develop continuously (e.g., Trich, Mpox, MG, Shig are just recent examples) |
| There are new strains of existing STDs that are becoming more resistant to antibiotics |
| The World Health Organization reports that over 1 million new transmissions of STDs occur every single day world-wide |
| Fewer than 50% of people with an STD will tell a new partner prior to having sex with them |
| Public awareness and education has dropped off significantly as Covid has distracted from this topic in recent years |
| $16 billion is spent annually in the United States on STD diagnosis & treatment |
| If an STD goes undiagnosed and/or untreated, it can cause an array of permanent damage to the human body |
| Less than 50% of U.S. adults have tested for anything other than HIV, which is leaving the most common infections undetected |
| Seniors are now on par with young people 20-24 in terms of the rate of new STD infections |
| About 3 million Americans have Hepatitis C which can lead to liver cancer |
