I think that more chronic diseases need cooler sounding names

[ultimatebob]

OK, time for another UltimateBob rant...

So I'm watching this Androgel commercial on TV, and I noticed that they gave Hypogonadism (A condition that causes low Testosterone) a cool nickname. Now instead of having a difficult to remember condition name, you can just tell people that you have "Low T"! Hell... it almost sounds like a cool thing to have.

I think that other illnesses also need cool nick names. For instance, instead of saying that I have high cholesterol, maybe I can tell folks that I have "High C" instead! Sounds better, right?

I can see the new commercials now airing during the Super Bowl now...

My doctor told me I have High C, but I got it under control with Zocor! Now I can drive around in a restored 1960's Mustang with my smoking hot trophy wife, so I can go play some mini golf with her (Wink, Wink)

Zocor: The modern man's solution for treating High C.

I can't wait to talk to the doctor to get me some of that!

 

[waggy]

LOL

 

[ultimatebob]

Maybe the Herpes people can get in on this as well, and they can start referring to their disease as the "Big Herp".

"Don't let the Big Herp get ya down... get back into action with Valtrex!"

 

[WelshBloke]

On a similar note I met a woman actually called Candida last week.

I wanted to call her Cheezy V.

 

[Sheep221]

Bad idea, we can short all words and just write a b c d because we are not yet enough bored to think of this crap.

 

[Ruptga]

Big Herp is the most amazing terrible idea I've heard in a while. They should fire whoever came up with "low t" and hire OP.

 

[disappoint]

High C sounds like vitamin C. Better go with high lipids or hyperlipidemia if high cholesterol doesn't suit you.

 

[lxskllr]

That low T commercial pisses me off. Whatever goals they have for it piss me off...

Dumbing down of America - Make it easy for the uneducated masses to badger their doctor for something they may not need.

Euphemism - The cause of your "low T" is obvious; you lost your balls somewhere. Man up and deal with it. It's a medical issue.

 

[Ruptga]

That low T commercial pisses me off. Whatever goals they have for it piss me off...

Dumbing down of America - Make it easy for the uneducated masses to badger their doctor for something they may not need.

Euphemism - The cause of your "low T" is obvious; you lost your balls somewhere. Man up and deal with it. It's a medical issue.

You might be surprised just how ignorant and/or stupid the average person is, especially when it comes to all things science. Between that and how little attention people normally pay to ads I'm sure there are a ton of people who have no clue what the ad is really talking about, even considering how often those ads are played.