seems bad enough that since the emergence of the blue pills, “big mama” has been having problem keeping up with “grand papa” with his new found flirtatious attitude, ponytail, pierce ears and tight leather pants.
The blue pill is now adding another and a more deadly spin to senior relationships. According to the Annals of Internal Medicine, online July 5, 2010, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in older men taking erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs like Viagra is twice as high as in their non-medicated peers.
The objective of their study was to examine the rates of STDs in men who use and do not use ED drugs. In both groups, however, the numbers are swelling. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were more than six new cases of STDs per 10,000 men over 40 in 2008, up almost 50 percent since 1996.
"Younger adults have far more STDs than older adults, but the rates are growing at far higher rates in older adults," said Dr. Anupam B. Jena of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who led the study.
The conclusion from the study shows that men who use ED drugs have higher rates of STDs, particularly HIV infection, both in the year before and after use of these drugs. The observed association between ED drug use and STDs may have more to do with the types of patients using ED drugs rather than a direct effect of ED drug availability on STD rates. Counseling about safe sexual practices and screening for STDs should accompany the prescription of ED drugs.
The problem, however, is that older adults appear to flaunt safe sex practices. For instance, the researchers note, 50-year-olds are six times less likely to use a condom than men in their 20s.
"We are typically unaccustomed to practice safe sex over the age of 50, because the risk of pregnancy is eliminated," Jena told Reuters Health.
To test whether the introduction of Viagra in 1998 might explain some of the STD surge, Jena and colleagues examined insurance records for more than 1.4 million U.S. men over 40. The average age in the study was about 60 years.
According to the study, the most commonly found STD was HIV, followed by chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea.
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I hope the government didn't pay for this rocket scientist study. In another study scientists have discovered that chickens that cross the road have a three times greater chance of being hit by a car. They don't know why. Now the abuse occurred way before the sexual revolution so please do not blame anyone but theindividuals involved. So we learn that so many priests abused kids and is this part of the problem
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