Is STD an epidemic among Britain’s young adult?
July 17, 2008 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
In Britain, the sexually active “young people remain undiagnosed, untreated and unaware of the risk they pose both to their own health and that of their sexual partner.”
UK’s Health Protection Agency crunched some alarming rates:
This age group (ages 18-24) suffered 65 percent of all chlamydia cases, 55 percent of all genital warts and 50 percent of gonorrhoeae infections diagnosed in genito-urinary clinics last year.
The total number of STIs diagnosed reached 397,990 in 2007, up from 375,843 the year before.
The agency issued a warning that young persons need to get tested for chlamydia and other sexually-transmitted disease every year, and every time they change partners. The UK fears it would impact the control of sexually transmitted infections if a large number remains untested.
Well, yeah. And I still say, sticking with a clean partner or abstaining is the best way to prevent infection. That’s why it’s called “sexually-transmitted”.
I wonder if they have a sexual education class in the schools and if not, why not? Kids hear about this kind of stuff but if they are not completely educated on it then they brush it off and it’s not in the back of their minds when they come into sexual situations. Perhaps if properly informed of the potential life effecting risks of contracting an STD then they would be more apt to either not take the risk or take the proper precautions. Show them pictures, testimonials, give them protection and make them fear STD’s as they should any other disease.