Downside of online dating: more STDs, some experts say

Posted: March 12, 2012 by Ty in Current Events, Musings, Spirituality
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Reblogged from National Post | News:

The growing spread of sexually transmitted disease in Canada may be at least partly the result of the Internet dating boom, and the rapid intimacy that can develop before online couples even meet, some public-health experts say.

The phenomenon seems particularly relevant to middle-aged and older people, who appear to be flooding to dating websites, and are generally less apt to practise safe sex, suggest some analysts.

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Intriguing...it appears that we as a society to keep our elders alive need to move beyond the "ickyness" of thinking mum/dad/granny/gramps have sex, but to also be ble to aid them in a sexual health education to save their lives. Time to step up for healthy communities.

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