ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, SportsSTD cases among older Americans doubles over 10 years

A surprising revelation about sex and the older generation.

Baby Boomers aren't ready to grow old and give up on sex.  Some are paying a medical price for that.

Recent figures show that sexually transmitted infections have more than doubled in the last ten years among 50 to 90-year olds.   Research finds that 80% of people in that age group are sexually active.

Statistics from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada reveal an increase in syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among 45 to 64-year-olds.

There has also been an increase in cases of HIV among those 50 and older.  New diagnoses doubled between 2000 and 2009.