We need to have a tough conversation about monkeypox. For the record, this isn’t easy, and it’s not exactly one I’m excited to have.
That said, let’s talk about monkeypox nudging closer to being called a sexually transmitted infection, or STI. There was some big stuff that happened recently that propelled this conversation forward.
Before we go too much further, remember: nuance, context, gray areas. That’s what we are living in here. There’s no hard and fast, cut and dry answers when it comes to potentially having to classify this as a sexually transmitted infection.
No knee jerk reactions. OK? The science is evolving. What we are learning is evolving. A couple of really smart physicians published this on Medium a couple of days ago about monkeypox as a possible sexually transmitted infection.
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