young people are far more streetwise and up to date with practicing safe sex

More information has found its way to the Ukmedix Newsroom regarding the problem of men and women over the age of 45 who are having unprotected sexual relations with a number of different partners made possible by the use of the erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.

The report which was compiled by researchers from the West Midlands area of the United Kingdom shows that women who had been through menopause and therefore are not at risk of getting pregnant are said to be the biggest risk takers when it came to unprotected sex. They also reported that men in their fifties were also experiencing significantly greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections.

According to the Health Protection Agency based in Birmingham the number of sexually transmitted infections reported in nineteen separate health clinics between the years 1996 and 2003 more than doubled. This did not include the number of men and women diagnosed with HIV. The biggest increases in sexually transmitted diseases were for gonorrhoea with only 23 cases diagnosed in 1996 but a massive 152 cases in 2003. In 1996 there were no cases of syphilis but 22 cases in 2003. Big increases in the sexually transmitted disease Chlamydia were also reported in both men and women.

A few months ago Ukmedix News reported that the largest demand for prescriptions handed out on SAGA cruises were for men asking for erectile dysfunction medication and that reports were showing that men and women were continuing to have sex well into old age due to the increased sexual performance that these drugs can deliver.

Ukmedix News believes that it is important that doctors who prescribe erectile dysfunction medication to elderly people warn them about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases. It seems that these days young people are far more streetwise and up to date with practicing safe sex than older people. Talking about sex is hardly a taboo subject these days whereas older people may have lived in societies where sex and sexually transmitted diseases were hardly ever discussed.

It also appears that older people are much more embarrassed about catching sexually transmitted diseases and therefore delay getting help for a long time which therefore increases the chances of the disease spreading further.

So remember safe sex is not just for young people but for everyone! Even if you are in your seventies or eighties you are just as likely to contract STI’s as any other individual.