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Sexually transmitted infections | PHE/ GOV.UK
HIV in the United Kingdom | PHE and GOV.UK
Effectiveness of sexual health services (in England) | Nuffield Trust
2021
GPs urged not to test gay men for STI 'super bug' over fears it will become more antibiotic resistant | The Guardian | 16 Mar 2021
Number of LGV cases among gay men in England reach new highs and most cases among men who are HIV negative | nam aidsmap | 6 Jan 2021
2020
Almost one in ten HIV PrEP users report buying antibiotics for STI prevention, raising concerns over potential antibiotic resistance | nam aidsmap | 20 Nov 2020
Public Health England (PHE) shows the number of annual gonorrhoea diagnoses rose 26% between 2018 and 2019 (from 56,232 to 70,936). Increases in gonorrhoea were reported in:
- gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) from 26,864 to 33,853 (26% increase)
- heterosexual women from 14,167 to 17,826 (26% increase)
- heterosexual men from 13,036 to 15,253 (17% increase)
People urged to practise safer sex as gonorrhoea cases in England rise by 26% | GOV.UK | 2 Sep 2020
Research also found that the people most affected by STIs were gay men, who accounted for 75% of all syphilis and nearly 50% of gonorrhoea diagnoses in England. "The report looked into nearly half a million STI diagnoses in 2018 and found cases of gonorrhoea were up by 249% and syphilis up by 165% in the last ten years. "
Sexually transmitted infections: UK's sexual health 'not in good shape' | BBC News | 5 Feb 2020
2019
One million new STIs every day, says WHO | BBC News | 6 June 2019
People urged to practise safer sex after rise in STIs in England | Public Health England | 4 June 2019
Sex diseases on the rise in England | BBC News | 4 June 2019
2018
Truvada and the truth: is HIV prevention propelling the STI epidemic?
Several recent studies have linked PrEP with a modest rise in STIs. Traeger’s team analyzed eight studies with 4,400 participants and found that starting Truvada for prevention was associated with a 24% increase in such diagnoses. The US study presented in Amsterdam only found one statistically significant STI-related shift in the cohort: after men stopped PrEP, the diagnosis rate for rectal chlamydia or gonorrhea infections fell by 80%.
Truvada and the truth: is HIV prevention propelling the STI epidemic? | The Guardian | 21 Oct 2018
Record demand for sexual health services amid spending cuts | BBC 1 Sep 2018
Local councils Struggle to meet surge In demand for sexual health services amid government cuts | HuffPost | 1 Sep 2018
HIV and chronic HCV co-infection prevalence in England highest among MSM | Aidsmap | 15 August 2018
Patients being turned away from sexual health clinics, RCN says | The Guardian | 14 May 2018
'World's worst' super-gonorrhoea man cured | BBC News | 20 Apr 2018
2017
Fall in HIV among gay men could spell end for Britain's epidemic | The Guardian | 22 Jun 2017
Cases of syphilis hit highest level in England since 1949 | The Guardian | 6 Jun 2017
Should we worry about the effect of PrEP on STI rates? | National AIDS Trust | 29 Mar 2017
London clinics report dramatic drops in HIV incidence in gay men: PrEP, early testing and early ART likely to be key | ibase | 27 Feb 2017
New HIV infections in gay men have dropped by a third in England | New Scientist | 3 Feb 2017
Massive drop in London HIV rates may be due to internet drugs | New Scientist | 9 Jan 2017
2015/ 16
New STI figures show continued increases among gay men | Public Health England | Jul 2016
Review on Antimicrobial Resistance: Final Report) | May 2016
STI figures show continued increases among gay men | PHE | 5 Jul 2016
Gonorrhoea ‘could become untreatable’ | BBC | 27 Dec 2015
STI rates in London | London Councils | Aug 2015
STIs soaring in gay men - warning | BBC | 23 Jun 2015
