"One of the things that I've seen out in the elderly community and also in the young community is that not only the young people are having sex, but also the elderly," said Enrique Bailon, the community outreach supervisor at Spectrum Medical Care Center in Phoenix.
Older adults are having sex, and they’re not always using protection. Context is important here: Protection to one generation might mean from pregnancy. They might not consider STIs. And stigma remains a barrier.
Bailon said he was recently talking to a group of seniors at a long term care community about STIs.
"They were judging, you know, they were just talking about, you know, they're not gay. They don't have sex with random people," Bailon said.
Bailon said one person might think they’re in a monogamous relationship while the other doesn't, so it’s important to use protection like condoms and get tested.
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