Rise in sexually transmitted infections among children
Numbers of under-16s diagnosed in genito-urinary medicine clinics increased from 2,432 in 2003 to 2,737, according to statistics released in answer to a Parliamentary question by Liberal Democrat health spokesman, Norman Lamb.
Cases of chlamydia - the most common STI for the under-16s - that were diagnosed in clinics went up from 1,372 to 1,530. Instances of genital herpes and genital warts both rose but cases of gonorrhoea fell.
In addition, figures from the National Chlamydia Screening Programme showed that diagnoses of the disease for 15-year-olds skyrocketed from 52 in 2003 to 2,020. But the Department of Health said that the programme had been phased in since 2003 with all 152 primary care trusts reporting data last year, so "numbers of diagnoses have risen.
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Cases of chlamydia - the most common STI for the under-16s - that were diagnosed in clinics went up from 1,372 to 1,530. Instances of genital herpes and genital warts both rose but cases of gonorrhoea fell.
In addition, figures from the National Chlamydia Screening Programme showed that diagnoses of the disease for 15-year-olds skyrocketed from 52 in 2003 to 2,020. But the Department of Health said that the programme had been phased in since 2003 with all 152 primary care trusts reporting data last year, so "numbers of diagnoses have risen.
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Comment by Janet Evans on June 8, 2009 at 3:03pm - That's got to be one of the saddest things I've heard all week.
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