Most certainly YES.
In many cases STD infections are only discovered when they have progressed to a state which have caused permanent damage to the body and treatment is too late. With early testing successful treatment can be administered and either cure or stop the disease from progressing into non-cureable state. Some infections can not yet be cured but their progression into lethal stages can be stopped.
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