| Many middle-aged and older adults feel
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| | age may actually put them at greater risk
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| they are somehow immune to sexually
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| | due to physiological changes such as the
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| transmitted diseases just because of
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| | gradual decline in immune function and
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| there age. However studies show that an
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| | the presence of other diseases.Once
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| increasing number of older adults are
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| | infected, middle-aged and older adults
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| contracting sexually transmitted
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| | often wait a long time before seeking
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| infections, including HIV, herpes,
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| | medical advice, increasing the chances of
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| syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea at a
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| | passing on their STD to another partner.
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| rate that rivals or sometimes exceeds
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| | Studies have shown that more than 80
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| other age groups.According to published
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| | percent of adults over 50 are sexually
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| statistics from the Center for Disease
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| | active, while 7 percent engaged in risky
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| Control (CDC) in 2003, newly diagnosed
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| | sex. The assumption about older women in
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| cases of Aids in adults between the ages
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| | particular has long been that if they are
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| of 45 to 54 was 10,051. This actually
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| | sexually active they are in low-risk
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| exceeds the number of newly diagnosed
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| | monogamous heterosexual relationships.
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| cases of Aids in younger adults between
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| | Reality is that due to divorce, death of
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| the ages of 25 to 34, which was 9,605.
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| | a spouse or even unhappy marital
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| The news for adults between the ages of
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| | relations, many women are also initiating
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| 35 to 44 is even worse, where a
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| | new sexual relationships and, as
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| staggering 17,633 newly diagnosed cases
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| | pregnancy is not an issue, many do not
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| of Aids were recorded in 2003, the
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| | use condoms. However, the greatest
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| highest rate of any age group.Statistics
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| | risk-takers among mid-aged and older
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| on the number of cases of herpes by age
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| | adults are married males between the ages
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| group are not available, however, it is
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| | of 50 and 60.In this current era of mass
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| widely accepted that 1 in 5 adults has
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| | messages about practicing safer sex, much
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| contracted or will contract some form of
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| | attention has been focused on the rising
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| the herpes virus during there life time.
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| | rates of STD's among the young and young
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| This would include oral herpes (HSv1) and
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| | adults. Middle-aged and older adults have
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| or genital herpes (HSV2), both of which
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| | largely been ignored within the field of
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| can be transferred during risky sexual
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| | sexual health and they are often omitted
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| behavior.Between 1995 and 2003, new cases
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| | from STD prevention programs altogether.
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| of syphilis increased by 275 percent in
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| | However it has become increasingly
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| middle-aged and older adults, chlamydia
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| | important to include this generation in
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| by 175 percent and gonorrhea by 254
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| | the discussion because, contrary to
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| percent. Middle-aged and older adults
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| | popular belief, the statistic show that
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| often contract an STD infection through
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| | chlamydia, herpes, genital warts,
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| unprotected heterosexual sex with new
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| | gonorrhea and even HIV are not uncommon
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| partners that are also in their same age
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| | among people aged 45 to 64.John Trout is
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| group. The risk of contracting an STD may
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| | an internet research specialist and web
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| even be increase for middle-aged and
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| | master of several information related
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| older adults due to the combination of
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| | websites including: where this article
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| denial, secrecy and their age. When they
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| | was first published. This informative
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| indulge in risky sexual behavior they
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| | website is an excellent source for a
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| often do so with the false belief that,
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| | sound education about the herpes virus as
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| at their age, they are at very low risk
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| | well as the latest news about treatments
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| or even immune to STDs. In fact, there
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| | and a possible herpes cure.
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