Most doctors and for-profit STI testing companies ignore oral gonorrhea, even though it is often more common than genital gonorrhea and far more dangerous in one particular way.

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Most doctors and for-profit STI testing companies ignore oral gonorrhea, even though it is often more common than genital gonorrhea and far more dangerous in one particular way.

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