Chlamydia had the highest infection rate, with 7,260 new cases reported in 2003, an increase of nine per cent on the year before. A larger number of young men than young women have contracted the infection, traditionally seen as a disease affecting female fertility, since 1995.
Cases of chlamydia in young men aged 15 to 19 leapt almost 500 per cent between 1995 and 2003, compared with a 352 per cent increase in young women.
The rate of new chlamydia infections in under-15s was 18 per cent for girls and seven per cent for boys from 2002 to 2003.
Last-minute holiday deals, poor role models and long waiting times for treatment were just some of the reasons the Health Promotion Agency gave for the increase.
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