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Anybody who has a new sexual partner is at risk of a sexually transmitted infection
(STI), whatever their age. The latest Health Protection Agency (HPA) data on STIs
in England show new STI diagnoses from 2010 to 2011 rose by 2% to 426,867 cases, primarily
associated with increased rates of gonorrhoea, syphilis and genital herpes. While
young heterosexuals (15–24 years old) and men who have sex with men (MSM) remained
at highest risk, the percentage of STIs in the older age groups is also increasing
and are considerably higher for men than women in all the older age ranges (Fig. 1). Data from the USA (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) show STI rates were
up by almost 50% for men over 40 between 1996 and 2008.
Fig. 1Rates of acute STIs in England, 2011 by age and gender.
Lyons A, Pitts M, Grierson J. Versatility and HIV vulnerability: patterns of insertive and receptive anal sex in a national sample of older Australian gay men. AIDS Behavior, in press (epub ahead of print).
Telephone-administered motivational interviewing reduces risky sexual behavior in HIV-positive late middle-aged and older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
