April 23, 2008

STD’s on this for middle aged people

In recent research conducted for the Liberal Democrats it has been found that there is an alarming increase in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases amongst those aged over forty five years old.

It is not known why this trend has suddenly appeared, but it is very worrying for many reasons.

Chlamydia has risen from 1,276 cases in 2002 to 1,933 in 2006 in the 45 to 64 age group

Gonorrhoea among those aged 45 to 64 fell from 1,145 cases in 2002 to 1,102 in 2006

Cases of syphilis among people aged 45 to 64 rose 139%, from 172 in 2002 to 411 in 2006.

The problem is that many of the advertising campaigns that are being used are targeted to a younger audience. So the for the older person this message is not getting across to them and therefore this could be one explanation as to why the figures are so shocking. But this does not explain as to why the older person is carrying in this manner in the first place.

Source [UK Press]