According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, men over 40 with STD’s are up almost 50 percent since 1996.

Younger adults have far more STDs than seniors, but the rates are growing at far higher rates in older adults.

Older adults appear to ignore safe sex practices. 50-year-olds are six times less likely to use a condom than men in their 20s.

The most commonly found STD was HIV, followed by chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea.

The risk of contracting an STD is more than twice as high in men taking erectile dysfunction drugs compared with those who didn’t.

Men older than 40 years remain sexually active, even if they need chemical assistance to do so. Sex after age 40 years is not necessarily safe sex.

Advice?  Realize that you are at higher risk for STDs, and try to be careful like you used to be 30 years ago.