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Older folks sometimes overlook the very real dangers posed by unprotected sex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There seems to be a dangerous tendency among some older Americans to consider themselves somehow immune from the health consequences of sexually transmitted diseases.<\/p>\n

As if advancing age had conferred upon them an immunity that\u2019s not enjoyed by younger folks. <\/p>\n

Sadly, the latest statistics make it clear that STDs are all too common among older men and women.<\/p>\n

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 83,000 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis were reported in American men and women 45 and older in 2016, the latest year for which statistics are available. <\/p>\n

That represented a whopping increase of just over 20% in the number of such cases reported in 2015. Even more alarmingly, the increase in STDs among those 45 and older between 2012 and 2016 was almost 81%.<\/p>\n

Biggest Percentage Increase<\/h3>\n

Although the rates of STD infection were highest among those between the ages of 15 and 24, the percentage jump in the number of cases a year to year was by far the biggest among older Americans, which signals an alarming trend.<\/p>\n

Having grown up in an era when sexually transmitted infections were far less common, many older Americans tend to associate condom use primarily with the prevention of unwanted pregnancy. As they move further into their golden years, unwanted pregnancy is no longer a real concern. However, the threat of STDs is now a much more real threat than it was when these seniors were younger.<\/p>\n

Breakdown of Over-45 Data<\/h3>\n

In releasing its latest STD surveillance report<\/a> in late September 2017, the CDC noted that more than 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis were reported among all age groups in 2016. Jonathan Mermin, M.D., director of the CDC\u2019s National Center for HIV\/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, broke down the STD statistics among those 45 and older as follows:<\/p>\n