[Chickensoup]

Yes, because prostitution didn't’t exist prior to 1943.

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And GC and Syphilis were present in the population. There were catheters that men carried under their hatband ribbons to stick up their urethra's in order to void because of the damage from gonorrhea.

And the syphilitic babies who were born blind and with IQs of less than 10 that peopled the centers for the feeble-minded. I cared for one who was grown in a nursing home when I was young.

Back then one had to at least have a negative Wassermann, which was a test for syphilis in order to get a marriage license. Part of public health prevention.

[Gene Eric]

>> a test for syphilis in order to get a marriage license

Now the state is promoting anal sex. Go figure.

[MacMattico]

Not to make fun of your serious post, but we all do still have a Negative Wasserman (Schultz)!