This little gem turned up on our late night television tonight.
Not quite sure what to think!
http://safersex4seniors.org/ :eye-popping:
Not quite sure what to think!
http://safersex4seniors.org/ :eye-popping:
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Recent statistics from the CDC have shown that the number of new HIV infections is actually growing faster in individuals over 50 than in people 40 years and under, and HIV may just be the tip of the iceberg. Numerous factors have contributed to the increase in sexually transmitted diseases in the elderly, and many of them stem from a single problem. Namely, clinicians and scientists don't spend enough time thinking, or talking, about older individuals having sex. Not only are the elderly usually overlooked in many STD studies, but they are frequently less likely to get screened for STDs than their younger counterparts.
http://std.about.com/od/stdsspecificcommunities/a/elderlystd.htm
Now the next interesting point is that when you look for Australian data it is conspicuous by its absence, not that it should be any different from the US or UK.(CBS) Rates of sexually transmitted diseases have doubled among 50- to 90-year-olds in the past decade.
PICTURES: Dangerous sex: 27 vintage STD postersAnd the authors of a new editorial want to know why.According to the editorial, an estimated 80 percent of 50- to 90-year-olds are sexually active. This activity has contributed to rises in cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea among 45- to 64-year-olds in the U.S. and the U.K.
According to CDC estimates, there were almost 900 cases of syphilis in 45 to 64-year-olds in 2000, and in 2010, the number grew to more than 2,500. In the elderly age group, 6,700 people were diagnosed with chlamydia in 2000; by 2010? 19,000. The number of new HIV diagnoses in people over 50 has also doubled between 2000 and 2009, according to the editorial's authors.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_...smitted-disease-rates-rise-among-elderly-why/