App lets you show a doctor your, um, rash down there

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Sometimes my CNET handlers like to challenge me. Or perhaps they’re sending me a discreet message.

Today, for example, one of my knowing leash-pullers sent me details of an app he thought might interest me.

I took one look and wondered what he might have meant, for this was not something I would ever Pinterest.

You see, I now have set indelibly in my mind that there exists an app called STD Triage.

I know you’re already slightly ahead of me in understanding what service this app might offer. For it aims to lift the embarrassment from your need to know right now where you’ve been.

The idea is that you photograph your fears and discomforts. Next, they are reviewed within 24 hours by a licensed dermatologist.

About 20 million Americans a year discover they have contracted a sexually transmitted disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells us (PDF). But the CDC has also noted (PDF) that STDs are a “hidden epidemic,” with many people being too sheepish to report infection.

With STD Triage, your anonymity is guaranteed — but, of course. Moreover, when … [Read more]

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