Older Couples ‘Use Condoms Less’
Couples who meet in their 30s or 40s are less likely to use condoms
than younger counterparts, a study suggests.
University College London researchers found two thirds of men and women in their late teens used a condom when they first had sex with a new partner.
But only a third of men and women aged 35 to 44 in new relationships did so. Experts said the International Journal of Epidemiology study showed a worrying trend, and said people should practice safe sex at any age.
The UK’s Health Protection Agency has said rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the increase. It reported a rise of 6% in the total number of new STIs diagnosed in 2007 compared with 2006.
Other research from the West Midlands, published this year, found STI diagnoses in people aged 45 more than doubled between 1996 and 2003.
Source [ BBCNews ]
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