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Sexually Transmitted Infections Press Releases
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- 15 April 2003 - England facing “public health crisis” over worsening sexual health
- 15 April 2003 - First sexual experience for many lesbians is with a man
- 10 June 2003 - Family doctors failing to test vulnerable groups for chlamydia infection
- 10 June 2003 - Female genital mutilation alive and well in the Sudan despite being outlawed
- 5 August - Few women have heard of virus associated with genital warts (HPV) and its link with cervical cancer
- 13 October 2003 - Teenage girls underestimate their risk of sexually transmitted infections
- 4 February 2004 - One in four UK men and one in seven women have more than one sexual partner while on holiday in Ibiza
- 1 April 2004 - Boys’ interest in sex speeds up progress to sex in relationships; girls’ interest in intimacy delays it
- 1 June 2004 - One in three HIV positive gay men unaware they are infected
- 30 September 2003 - Women in mid to late teens 43% more likely to test positive for Chlamydia than women in early 20s
- 2 December 2004 - “Recreational” Viagra and illicit drug use relatively common among gay men
- 27 January 2005 - US rates of early death and disability from sexual behaviour triple those of other wealthy nations
- 27 January 2005 - Young men all too often excluded in bid to curb Chlamydia infection
- 31 March 2005 - Late developers may run higher risk of infection than sexually mature younger teens
- 26 May 2006 - Immediate treatment after suspected HIV transmission may do more harm than good, say experts
- 29 September 2005 - Married women have more sexual difficulties than single women or married men
- 29 September 2005 - “POZ parties” signal potential to spread HIV “superinfection”
- 29 September 2005 - Prevalence of “risky” sex among gay men doubled in Scotland over six years
- 1 December 2005 - Rate of paid-for sex with women has doubled in 10 years
- 2 February 2006 - 48 hour access target for UK sexual health clinics impossible
- 2 February 2006 - Sexual health clinics will need to more than triple capacity to meet 48 hour access target
- 2 February 2006 - Soaring UK rates of Chlamydia infection partly caused by more sensitive tests
- 2 February 2006 - Text messaging speeds up treatment for Chlamydia infection
- 25 May 2006 - Health benefits of Chlamydia screening programmes “might have been overestimated”
- 10 August 2006 - Teens who do use condoms often don’t use them properly
- 10 August 2006 - More than 3% of US teens have exchanged sex for money or drugs
- 21 September 2006 - Smokers may be at greater risk of HIV infection
- 2 October 2006 - Almost half of men who pay for sex already have a partner
- 1 May 2007 - One in three HIV positive gay men report unprotected sex
- 8 November 2007 - One in five young Britons has sex with someone new while abroad
- 22 November 2007 - Doctors and patients poorly informed about herpes
- 30 June 2008 - Doubling of sexually transmitted infections among over 45s in under a decade
