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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Katie Wright

What happens at a sexual health check-up?

With record levels of gonorrhoea and syphilis cases reported by the UK Health Security Agency, it’s important to take sexual health seriously – and not just for young people.

In fact, the number of common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among over-65s increased by 20 per cent from 2017 to 2019, according to the Local Government Association.

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