A new study called Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from the board of science and education at the British Medical Association (BMA) reports that the number of new episodes of STIs has doubled in the past decade.
This is an increase of almost 300,000 cases between 1995 and 2000. The BMA suggests that the rise is partly attributable to unsafe sexual behaviour among young heterosexual adults.
The BMA has now called on the Government to invest in sex education services within school settings. This would enable school health professionals to refer young people to genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics that are specifically designed to meet their needs.
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