Risky sex, delays blamed for rise in sexually transmitted diseases
"LONDON (AFP) - Public health officials blamed risky sex and long delays in patient treatment for a worrying long-term rise in sexually transmitted diseases in Britain.
"While Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) rose by a relatively modest four percent last year, since 1995 the rate has soared by 57 percent, from 449,666 to 708,083 cases, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said.
"...Kevin Fenton, head of the HPA's HIV and STI department, said that young people and gay men were most affected by STIs.
"He also pointed out that while only about 17 percent of the population was made up of women aged 16 to 24, this group accounted for 72 percent of chlamydia cases."
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