Though the figures registered by sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in Armenia hardly vary, there is, however, a rise in STIs, said Gurgen Porsugyan, deputy director of the Scientific Medical Center of Dermatology and Genital Infections, and Vrezh Shahramanyan, a sexologist with the Department of Sexology at the Yerevan State Medical University, speaking to journalists in Yerevan today.<\/p>\n
“That STIs are many is a fact, but not all who are infected are recorded, since patients see different doctors who they know, they treat themselves and so on. There’s a statistic in the world that states only 30\u201340% of STI cases are recorded. If our clinic sees 30\u201340 thousand patients a year, then you have to add that a few times and you’ll get the real picture,” said Porsugyan.<\/p>\n
The clinic deputy director said that STIs are spread mainly among those who don’t take care of their personal hygiene and are not sufficiently informed.<\/p>\n
“STIs are more prevalent among 16-40 year-olds, who are considered a target group. Sex workers are also a target [group]. In our clinic, 600\u20131,000 sex workers are tested annually,” said Porsugyan.<\/p>\n
Adolescents and young people are also considered a target group, sexologist Vrezh Shahramanyan added: Compared to the past 5 years, the age when boys and girls in Armenia experience their first sexual act dropped.<\/p>\n
“Research shows that boys first engage in a sexual act at age 14\u201315, while previously that age was 17\u201318. A drop in age was recorded also among girls, but it’s a bit difficult to say number-wise, since sexual desires for girls are more psychological in nature,” he said.<\/p>\n
Shahramanyan noted that sexually transmitted infections can lead to infertility both among men and women, and the belief that women are mainly responsible for infertility is false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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