From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-371078-398568
LONDON (UPI) -- In Britain, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases
was highest among women ages 45 to 54, but highest among men age 55 to
60, researchers said.
Researchers monitored the numbers of sexually transmitted diseases
diagnosed in 19 sexual health clinics and reported to the Health
Protection Agency's Regional Surveillance Unit from 1996 to 2003.
In total, 4,445 sexually transmitted disease episodes were identified
among people ages 45 and older during that time. Most were straight
men and women.
The study, published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections,
found rates of sexually transmitted diseases have doubled among those
over age 45 during the study period.
The most commonly diagnosed infection among those older than 45 was
genital warts -- 45 percent. Herpes was the next most common,
accounting for 19 percent.
Cases of Chlamydia, herpes, warts, gonorrhea and syphilis all rose
sharply among the middle-aged, the study said. The cumulative rate of
infections more than doubled from 16.7 per 100,000 of the population
in 1996 to 36.3 per 100,000 of the population in 2003.
The numbers of infections identified in younger age groups rose 97
percent during the period of the study while those identified in the
over 45 age group rose 127 percent.