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THERE HAS BEEN a ‘dramatic’ increase in the number of people testing positive for sexually transmitted infections in Dublin, according to one of the city’s biggest family planning and sexual health clinics.
The Dublin Well Woman Centre said that there has been a 72 per cent increase in genital herpes across its three clinics over the past year
Over the same period cases of chlamydia – the most common STI – jumped by more than one third, and is now at its second highest rate in the past ten years.
The figures may be attributed to an increase in the actual number of cases as well the possibility of people being more willing to go to a doctor about a possible infection than they were in the past.
The most recent figures from the HSE show there were almost 13,000 STIs recorded in Ireland last year. Of these, chlamydia accounted almost half of all cases. Cases of gonorrhoea are at the highest number ever recorded in Ireland, although overall the number of STIs dropped slightly compared to the previous year.
“The dramatic increase in positive results for genital herpes is extremely alarming, as is the fact that while the number of patients being tested by us for chlamydia has increased by 12.5 per cent in 12 months, the number of positive tests has increased by 35 per cent,” said Alison Begas, chief executive of the Well Woman Centre at the launch of the organisation’s annual report.
In the annual report, Begas highlighted a concern about women getting the morning-after pill over-the-counter in pharmacies without discussing their medical history, which she said meant they were “missing out on a holistic sexual health consulation.”
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Think I’ll head to galway this weekend instead so…
Hang about… 2 months ago they’re was a slight drop… http://www.thejournal.ie/sti-figures-ireland-857144-Apr2013/
Wongster
You’re quite correct as the headline is totally misleading. The Well Woman Centres account for a tiny proportion of diagnosed STDs so even a small increase in their numbers would be massive in percentage terms. These types of Press Releases are merely a way of capturing quick and cheap press coverage without the usual scientific balance required.
I didn’t know genital herpes was curable so surely it’s an STD not an STI
If you’re not going to sack it,go home and whack it.
No glove no love.
Bang Bang !!
We’re up all night to get some
We’re up all night for good fun
We’re up all night to get lucky
Linda is that you?
Twink, is that you?
It’s up all night to get stoned isn’t it?
Must be from all this dangerous gay perverted stuff going on at Donaghmede beach. Exclusive next weekend in the Sunday World
There is no beach in Donaghmede lol, maybe Donabate :)
Maybe there’s just bitches in Donaghmede ?
Bitches be like ‘I ain’t got no gonorrhea fool’
No but there is alot of dirty seamen!!
That is because the Irish citizens are being fcuked from all angles with no protection offered.
Just when you thought there was the tiniest possibility that no-one could find a reason for yet another ‘state of the nation’ blah blah blah comment…. It’s getting seriously boring!
Scratching the itch turns to itching the scratch
Did I hear someone clap ?
Commenters beware….mocking is catching….
So there goes any chance of talking the wife into a 3some wih the blond in no. 23
Shame, he’s a nice lad.
Blond? No ‘e’ at end of that word refers to a man ..
“Ride me sideways” was another one.
Maybe we’re all having more sex. Meeting people on our smart phones and hooking up for some no strings attached fun.
Wish there had been smartphones before I got married!
You might be still single
There are no beaches in donaghmede
The exclusive in the Sunday world- apparently there’s a beach in donaghmede!! Wow, news to me…. And everyone in donaghmede I’d guess…
I blame the parents
I think the media acceptance & encouragement of sexual liberation has some part to play in this.The underage drink culture (which is a total disgrace) has a part to play but most importantly the sexually naive uneducated immigrant influx is symptomatic also.It’s all conjecture and hyperbole but within the past 10-12 years we have encountered diseases that were heretofore redundant in this country.These are serious problems from a health perspective that we have encountered comparatively recently in this country which will not be dealt with efficiently as we close hospitals,overwork & underpay Doctors & nurses and close Health board clinics across the country.
Get STI testing in Dublin http://www.sticlinicdublin.ie
I have to agree patrick its one of a few factors
1 . African/Muslim immigrants
2. Our own ”liberated” drunk/drugging Irish people.
3. This whole sex sells society contributes to changes in attitudes also which can have people feeling the pressure and feeling like they have to sleep around..
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