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UK sees more sex infections
LONDON - BRITAIN recorded almost half a million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) last year, with teenagers and those aged under 25, especially young women, particularly affected, figures showed on Wednesday.
Health officials said the rise in STIs in young women was partly due to their reluctance to insist on using condoms.
Overall, 482,696 new STIs were diagnosed in 2009, an increase of 12,000 cases from the previous year, and continuing an upward trend seen over the last decade, the Health Protection Agency said.
Two-thirds of the new STIs in women were diagnosed in those aged 15 to 24, with more than half of new cases for men falling in the same age group.
There were also high rates of STI diagnoses among gay men.
'These latest figures show that poor sexual health is a serious problem among the UK's young adults and men who have sex with men,' said Dr Gwenda Hughes, head of the HPA's STI section. -- REUTERS
LONDON - BRITAIN recorded almost half a million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) last year, with teenagers and those aged under 25, especially young women, particularly affected, figures showed on Wednesday.
Health officials said the rise in STIs in young women was partly due to their reluctance to insist on using condoms.
Overall, 482,696 new STIs were diagnosed in 2009, an increase of 12,000 cases from the previous year, and continuing an upward trend seen over the last decade, the Health Protection Agency said.
Two-thirds of the new STIs in women were diagnosed in those aged 15 to 24, with more than half of new cases for men falling in the same age group.
There were also high rates of STI diagnoses among gay men.
'These latest figures show that poor sexual health is a serious problem among the UK's young adults and men who have sex with men,' said Dr Gwenda Hughes, head of the HPA's STI section. -- REUTERS
