Is there a constructive purpose to the satire in "The Country Wife?"

I'm not sure if the purpose of the satire was necessarily constructive, but it did make a fine point. Society was so uppity and perfect, this pointed out one big, fat flaw - it's over-sexuality. England was one big walking disease and it was so normal for someone to have gonorrhea or syphilis - these STD's are not normal and should not be considered normal. They are nasty diseases and were spreading like wild fire. Wycherly felt the need to let people know how common and yet disgusting it was for these people to be breeding like flies. He pointed out the fact that sexuality was a fact of society and also brought forward the question of morality. Is it really moral to be sleeping with other individuals when they are married or when you are married yourself, or worse, both? No.

Also, women were made out to be so naive and dumb in The Country Wife. Their only concerns were with their own beauty, the gossip of the town, and their own reputation. Men treated women the way one would expect them to be treated, they were treated as possessions and arm ornaments rather than wives and confidantes. Although the women's rights movement had not started yet, I want to know why. There is no reason why women should allow themselves to be treated as possessions and toys when they are so much more.