It's easy for older people to become complacent about STD risk. People in their 30s and 40s may think that they've aged out of the danger zone. However, while teens and young adults do have a greater risk of infection, that's primarily because more teens and young adults are single or dating around. Adults 30 and older who are not in long-term, mutually monogamous relationships continue to be at risk of getting an STD. For that matter, so do adults in long-term, mutually monogamous relationships who were not tested before they got together. Risk may be particularly high for individuals who married young and then divorced. If they never got used to using condoms with casual partners, it can be more difficult to start.
Because of this complacency, many areas of the world are seeing a rising STD incidence in middle-aged and older adults. New Zealand, for instance, has recently reported problems. According to CDC surveillance data, the incidence of chlamydia in Americans over 40 has steadily been on the rise since 1996. There has also been a rising incidence of HIV in people over 50.
Clearly, we need to have a better public dialogue about sexual risk taking for everyone in the dating pool. Restricting sex education to teens and other "high-risk" groups just encourages people to make questionable judgement calls. It would be far more helpful if people understood that everyone who is sexually active is at risk... and they were encouraged to proceed accordingly.
Source: http://std.about.com/b/2012/10/10/midlife-crisis.htm
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