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Essay / Chlamydia, the silent STD that can cause infertility
A story of infidelity and chlamydiaThis is the story of a close friend and a night that would change the rest of his life and the OUR. His name was MMMM; he had always been the popular kid in our high school. He was the star quarterback of our senior football team; coming from rich parents, he drove the hottest muscle car and always had the hottest girls chasing him. Even in college, after we all calmed down from the partying and drinking, he continued without hesitation. Only one night would all this change. MMM had finally met a girl he really liked. They ended up in a serious relationship that lasted two years. She was a good, conservative girl who didn't drink much, didn't party much, and mostly kept to herself. His persistent and flirtatious nature had finally won her over. She was going to graduate soon, but MMM still had a year or two left. The saddest thing was that he kept going back to bars to mingle with other women. He talked to me all the time about his one-night stands. I always felt bad for his girlfriend, because she didn't deserve this. MMMM always said, “I’m just getting it out of my system, before I get married.” » As he neared graduation, more and more talk of marriage would be made. Spring break week had arrived; all the guys had decided to go out and have a crazy night on the strip. We went from bar to bar, having a good old time like back in the day. MMM had found this incredibly gorgeous girl at one of the bars. By this time we were pretty drunk, and apparently so was this girl. Marco stumbled over to me and said, "I'm going to fuck this chick, I'll see you later!" and they left. As usual, no one thought anything of it, and we continued our evening. About six months...... in the middle of a diary... great fun, with a girl he didn't know, that's all. MMM had to end everything. He contracted the most common STD in the United States, which was easily treatable, but what seemed to cause him the worst was the thought of hurting his girlfriend and losing her forever. Little did he know that his next actions would be much worse than just being treated and confronting his girlfriend with what he had done. Not only did chlamydia affect him and his girlfriend physically, but even more emotionally and mentally. Works Cited: Robinson, Angela. “Chlamydia.” http://www.netdoctor.co.uk. July 23, 2013. Netdoctor. November 14, 2013. .Beck, Melinda. “Chlamydia, the silent STD that can cause infertility.” June 30, 2009. The Wall Street Journal. Internet. November 14. 2013. .