A sex educator has said the high rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) recorded after the 2020 lockdown were delayed diagnoses due to fears of judgement over breaking Covid-19 restrictions.
Dr Caroline West, host of the sex advocacy podcast ‘Glow West’, has said that many people suffered in silence with their sexual health during lockdown when STI screening was operating at limited capacity.
She believes that many single people were reluctant to seek help for STIs they may have contracted due to concerns they would be reproached for breaking public health rules.
