Health fears as older women seek treatment for STIs

GROWING numbers of women in their 50s and 60s are seeking treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and are less savvy than teenagers about sexual health.

Health fears as older women seek treatment for STIs

The claim was made by medical director of the Dublin Well Woman centres, Dr Shirley McQuade, who said older age-groups were often "worse educated" than teens when it came to the possibility of contracting STIs.

"The trend over the past two or three years is that, certainly, we are having more dealings with older women who have started a second relationship," she said.

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