In recent years, the number of sexually transmitted disease cases has skyrocketed.
In September, Dagbladet Bergen wrote that the venereal disease of gonorrhea received a strong rise across the country.
In recent years, researchers around the world have also tried to crack down on it World Health Organization (WHO) calls it super gonorrhea.
In October, doctors went out and warned against mycoplasma genitalum, which is a venereal disease that it may be more common than the first thought.
YouGov, which is an international analytics agency, asked Norwegians about their intimate habits.
Horror figures about the intimate habits of the Norwegians
The survey reveals that only 15 percent of young adults are in the habit of using condoms to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases.
– Those are frightening figures in 2022, says pharmacist Mia Meland in Dagbladet.
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Jump into corners
The survey also reveals that one in three young Norwegians do nothing to protect themselves or use methods that don’t work, such as the birth control pill or “jumping off the curve”.
Mia Meland is a pharmacist and issues manager at Apotera, who initiated the survey.
– It seems that one in three young adults do not know or have misunderstood how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, he says.
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Contagious further
Meland says young adults report to a significantly greater extent that they test themselves after having sex with a new partner, use birth control pills, or jump off the swing to protect themselves.
– The former will prevent you from getting infected with a new partner, while the latter two are just methods of avoiding pregnancy, Meland points out.
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Both need to be tested
1006 Norwegians took part in the survey. Four out of ten responded that they don’t protect themselves because they only have sex with their girlfriend or a regular partner.
The same is true for 23 percent of young people, Meland says.
17 percent say they don’t have sex at all.
– It is another thing to have unprotected sex in a lifelong relationship. What is recommended is that both of them test themselves for STIs early in the relationship, before they stop using condoms, Meland says.
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He will not talk about venereal diseases
In the YouGov survey, it appears that 18% of Norwegians surveyed have had STD.
In addition, there are those who go around with venereal diseases without knowing it, because it has not been tested.
CLEAR ADVICE: – Use a condom and get tested, says pharmacist Mia Meland. Photo: Apotera
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It appears that only 18 percent will tell former sexual partners if they have contracted an STD.
19 percent say that if a former sexual partner contracts an STD, they expect him or her to tell them about it.
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More transparency
36% of young Norwegians say they would tell former sexual partners, while 30% expect them to be told.
– We also see that there is more openness to sexually transmitted diseases among young people, more than double of 18-29 year olds say they talk to their friends about sexually transmitted diseases, but it is still less than one in four who respond to this question, says Meland.
Meland says young people have no knowledge of STDs and that many believe that all STDs cause symptoms.
Not so, he says.
Without symptoms
In the survey, it appears that only half of Norwegians respond that you can have STD without having symptoms.
Institute of Public Health (FHI) states that between 60 and 80 percent of chlamydia cases show no clear symptoms of STD.
If chlamydia is not treated in women, it can spread to the fallopian tubes and cause a pelvic infection – which, according to FHI, can lead to an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy and reduced fertility in women.
– In the past I worked as a pharmacist in a pharmacy and gave antibiotics to people with chlamydia. I felt they didn’t think it was that dangerous to have chlamydia, as it can be cured so easily. But chlamydia needs to be taken very seriously, says Meland.
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Reduced fertility can also occur with gonorrhea in women.
Untreated gonorrhea can, second The Pocket Doctor spread to the ovaries, uterus or fallopian tubes. When this happens, it is referred to as acute pelvic infection, pelvic inflammation, or inflammation of the fallopian tubes. 15 out of 100 women who become infected with gonorrhea experience this.
This can lead to obstruction of the fallopian tubes, which can make pregnancy difficult or increase the risk of an ectopic pregnancy.
INFERTILITY: Chlamydia doesn’t always cause symptoms. If women with this are not treated, it can lead to reduced fertility. Illustration photo: Shutterstock
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The only one that works
Mia Meland points out that if you have no symptoms of STD, you can infect others through unprotected sex.
– That’s why it’s so important to protect yourself when you don’t have a steady partner. Condoms are the only contraceptive that protects against sexually transmitted diseases, says Meland.
Norwegians generally believe that HIV and syphilis are dangerous and embarrassing to contract, while young Norwegians claim that HIV, herpes and genital warts are the most embarrassing.
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The survey revealed that Norwegians over the age of 60 believe syphilis would be the most embarrassing thing to get.
– My simple advice is: use condoms with new sexual partners. It protects against both sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. And if you’ve had unprotected sex with a new partner: take the test. It’s really easy, she says, and refers to home testing, among other things.
Read more about home testing at Health Bergen And Oslo University Hospital. These hospitals will send you free test kits.
