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NICE guidance calls for more to be done to halt the rise of sexually transmitted infections and prevent under 18 conceptions

Sexual health in the UK has deteriorated significantly over the last 12 years, with large increases in many STIs including Chlamydia (up 300%), gonorrhoea (up 200%) and HIV (up 300%).

New guidance issued today by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) sets out what needs to be done to halt the rising numbers of infections and to prevent under 18 conceptions – of which the UK has the highest rates in Europe.

The guidance focuses on one-to-one interventions that aim to address the personal factors that influence an individual’s sexual behaviour in order to reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, and to reduce the rate of under 18 conceptions, especially among vulnerable and at risk groups.

Commenting on the need for guidance, Professor Mike Kelly, Director of the Centre for Public Health Excellence at NICE said: "Since 1990, people are having sex for the first time at a younger age, a greater proportion of people have multiple partners, and a greater proportion of men report having had a same sex partner. But something can be done to improve the sexual health of the population

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