STI test results are more reliable than ever with people unable to have sex with anyone outside their household, clinicians say.
The coronavirus lockdown is a"once in a lifetime opportunity" to break the chain of sexually transmitted diseases in the UK, an expert has told Sky News.
Since Britain went on lockdown in March, clinics have seen the number of sexually transmitted infections plummet to around 20% of normal levels. But with people largely confined to their homes and unable to pass undetected STIs onto anyone outside their household, if they get tested and treated before restrictions lift, it could stop the spread of HIV, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea like never before, clinicians say.has had an effect on people's personal lives in that they are not having sex with anyone outside their household and many are not having sex at all.
Dr McSorley added that in normal circumstances, tests can be inaccurate because infections within the last four to six weeks do not show up.
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