If gonorrhea is a treatable infection, why do so many men experience severe damage and even infertility or joint infections as a result of leaving it untreated?
a. the medication developed to treat gonorrhea is extremely expensive; many people cannot afford it, and must leave the infection untreated to spread throughout the body.
b. the symptoms for gonorrhea are sometimes mild; this means people often leave it untreated because they do not know they have any type of infection at all.
c. the antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea is experimental; this means it is not covered by insurance and is only available in certain countries to people who can afford it.
d. the symptoms for gonorrhea are easily mistaken for other infections; this means people take the wrong medications that actually cause the infection to spread.

Sally is a 43-year-old mother of two who has gained 50 pounds over the past 5 years. she is 64 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds with a bmi of 30.8. her waist circumference is 37 inches. she acknowledges that she is not as physically active as she would like to be. she also notes how recent stresses in her life have affected her sleep and seem to have triggered her appetite for sweets and comfort foods. sally's father recently died from complications of type 2 diabetes, and her mother and sisters are overweight. sally says she is very motivated to "not get diabetes" and is disturbed that her recent physical exam revealed mildly elevated blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels. 1. sally stated that recent stresses in her life are affecting her sleep and seemed to have triggered her appetite for sweets and comfort foods. which of the following statements would be best to explain why her lack of sleep has increased her appetite? a. lack of sleep decreases ghrelin levels. b. levels of neuropeptide y, a brain chemical that causes carbohydrate cravings, are high and may contribute to her sleep problems. c. the satiety hormone leptin increases with lack of sleep. d. lack of sleep increases uncoupling protein. e. lack of sleep increases levels of ghrelin which stimulates appetite and decreases levels of leptin which decreases appetite.