You might want to talk to your doctor about which meds she gives you for your case of the clap, according to the New York Times. The drug-resistant strains are attacking!

For 14 years, most cases of gonorrhea have been treated with a class of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones. Now, officials at the center are urging doctors to prescribe drugs in the cephalosporin class.

No new antibiotics for gonorrhea are in the pipeline, officials of the centers told reporters by telephone.

“Now we are down to one class of drugs,” said Dr. Gail Bolan, an expert in sexually transmitted diseases at the California Department of Health Services. “That’s a very perilous situation to be in.”

Rates of infection have gone up after leveling in the late ’90s.The level of resistance to current anti-boitics has exceeded recommended levels.

“We are running out of options,” said Dr. John M. Douglas Jr., who directs the division of sexually transmitted diseases prevention at the WHO centers. In celebration of this event, we bring you a PSA from 1969 called “VD is for Everybody.” Enjoy. —MEGHANN MARCO

Agency Urges Change in Antibiotics for Gonorrhea [NYT]

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