Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in North, says health agency

The latest Northern Ireland sexual health figures released on Monday by the North’s Public Health Agency show a rise in several types of infection.

new diagnoses of chlamydia increased by 6 per cent: 1,787 diagnoses in 2018 compared with 1,684 in 2017;new diagnoses of genital herpes increased by 8 per cent: 501 in 2018 compared with 463 in 2017;new diagnoses of syphilis increased by 72 per cent: 86 in 2018 compared with 50 in 2017. Dr Neill said that 80 per cent of these were diagnosed in males, with a high proportion of those in men who have sex with men. There were also smaller but still important upward trends among heterosexuals, she added.

“There is a real risk that antibiotic options will become less effective in the future, so it’s really important that we take steps to protect ourselves from becoming infected in the first place and reduce the potential for spreading gonorrhoea by wearing condoms.”

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