Reddit's STD community has more than 10,000 members, many searching for answers about their health.
Despite the potential for incorrect or even dangerous medical advice, the revelation that people are asking for help with sexually transmitted diseases online may present doctors with an opportunity to find those in need, and who may be falling through health care cracks.
"Society is not going to change to match the strategy that we as the experts have. We need to pivot. And one way we can pivot is responding to crowd diagnosis," Ayers told NBC News.The study"forces us to acknowledge the world that our patients live in," said Dr. Jessica Rose, a clinical assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at NYU Langone Health in New York City."It's not as simple as what the textbook says.
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