Sexual transmitted infections (STI) have doubled in recent years for people aged over 45, according to report published in the journal Sexual Transmitted Infections.
More concentration has been given on improving sexual health of younger generation so much so that older aged people have totally been ignored. Older people too are at much higher risk of contracting sexual diseases so treatment and test facilities should also be made available to them.
A study has been conducted based on 19 health care centers between the period 1996 and 2003. A total of 4,445 STD cases have been detected mostly among people in age group of 45 and above. The age group signifies mostly straight women and men. About 45 percent of patients were suffering from genital warts, and 19 percent reported to have Herpes. Genital warts and herpes are the common sexual transmitted infections.
The age particularly between 55 and 59 is more vulnerable for sexual disease. Women generally have highest rate of sexual infection between 45 and 54.
There was significant rise in percent of STD in aged people with sexual infection like gonorrhea, Chlamydia, syphilis herpes and genital warts affecting the most. The number of people suffering from these diseases rose to 127 percent compared to 97 percent for younger people, during the same period.
More programmes should be conducted to make people aware of the STD and to reduce count of diseases among the older people. Often people believe older age reduces chances of sexual infections; however this is not the case. On the contrary, older people are more susceptible to STD than younger ones, as they are less likely to use condoms.
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