Very strong rise in sexually transmitted infections in France

At the start of the summer holidays, conducive to meetings, Public Health France published, Wednesday, July 18, figures showing the resurgence of badually transmitted infections (STIs), which are transmitted mainly during unprotected bad. Frequent and highly contagious, Chlamydia trachomatis and gonococcal infections each tripled in 2016 compared with 2012. High figures compared to other European countries.

Thus, according to this survey of public and private medical biology laboratories, volunteers, an infection in Chlamydia was diagnosed in 267,097 people in 2016, or 491 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, as well as 49,628 gonococcal infections, also called gonorrhea or "hot-piss" by Rabelais. For the record, in 2012, the number of diagnoses of these STIs was 77,000 and 15,000, respectively.

Infections are very often "silent"

For the first time, says the agency, these estimates provide information on gender, age and region. Young women aged 15-24 are the most affected by Chlamydia infections, they account for 38% of all diagnoses. The most affected regions are Ile-de-France and Guadeloupe.

"It's actually a lot more. These are only new diagnoses, which obviously do not take into account those who have not consulted " explains Florence Lot, head of the unit HIV-AIDS IST Public Health France. [19659004] Because these infections are very often "silent" not giving rise to symptoms, especially in women. Anyone can unknowingly be carrying an STI and contaminate his or her partner. And an undiagnosed STI can eventually lead to significant complications: risks of salpingitis, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain …

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