How common are sexually transmitted infections

Sexually transmitted infections are more common than most people imagine, in the age group 16 years to 20 years one woman in ten have an infection Chlamydia, and for men between twenty to twenty-four, the same number are suffering from this infection. Other diseases such as Syphilis have seen an increase by a massive fifty fold. HIV presents another problem as more and more people are becoming infected, it is known that as many as 1 in 3 people infected with the disease do not know that they have the problem.

As many sexually transmitted infections do not show immediate symptoms, it is more than possible that the person is unaware of the infection and because of this it is possible to infect a partner without knowing it. For this and for the possibility of medical risk it is important, especially for the sexually active, to be tested regularly. Tests take place at numerous centres in London and also in other major British towns also, these are completely confidential, so why take chances?