Okay, grandpa, let's cool it down on the Tinder, shall we?
Serious issue here, but I can't help but find a little humor in it. I use jokes to get people to think critically about things. That's just me. Maybe you should've kept your vows (just sayin').
Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in people ages 55 and up more than doubled in the U.S. over the 10-year period from 2012 to 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The number of syphilis cases among people ages 55 and up increased seven-fold during those 10 years, while gonorrhea cases increased nearly five-fold and chlamydia cases more than tripled during that time.
What has happened to our culture?!?!
I guess Gen Z isn't the only one going off the rails...
Kowalska pointed to a few factors that may be driving up STI rates among older adults.
For one, people are living longer compared to past generations and enjoying more active lifestyles in their 60s, 70s and 80s. For many, that includes sex. A 2018 survey from AARP and the University of Michigan estimated that 40% of people ages 65 to 80 are sexually active, and nearly two-thirds are interested in sex.
Hormone replacement therapy, which can treat symptoms of menopause, can prolong sexual desire in older women, while erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra can help older men remain sexually active.
I was gonna make a Viagra joke, but then NBC News went and spelled it out for us, totally ruining my opportunity.
Anyhow, it looks like nobody wants to talk about this issue, so I'm expecting the problem to get worse.
Hope I'm wrong...
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