Posted on 05/26/2014 11:08:23 AM PDT by Morgana
A rise in sexually transmitted diseases among older couples could have been caused by the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey effect’, a top doctor has warned.
Dr Charlotte Jones said the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy has led to older couples being more adventurous in bed and could explain a rise in sexually transmitted infections among the over-50s.
The film based on the best-selling erotic novels is due for release on Valentine's Day next year with Jamie Dornan in the role of billionaire Christian Grey.
Dr Jones, chairwoman of the British Medical Association's GP Committee, said the novels' success is giving couples more sexual confidence but warned that there was a risk they were failing to use protection.
She said: ‘When it comes to forgetting about safe sex we always think of the vulnerability of young people.
‘But there's the Fifty Shades of Grey effect where older people are being more explorative, but not necessarily remembering to use a condom.
‘Anyone, of any age, going into new relationships should be thinking about safe sex and particularly the role of condoms.
'People need to take care.’
Dr Jones revealed doctors are starting to see more cases of gonorrhoea and syphilis along with more common thrush and chlamydia.
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You haven’t seen my picture and I don’t know your marital status.
I’m afraid that may be true.
If I hold it far enough from my face I can read it.
Whenever I hear of someone getting divorced after 25-30 years--I immediately know these drugs are the culprit. (:
Thank you for making me laugh.
It clearly says there these drugs will not protect you from STD’s.
Uh oh
The commercials warn about blindness and erections lasting more than four hours. If the two were to strike at once, it could be dangerous, what with walking into walls . . .
From what I've read on Laz's postings over the years:
1.) Your picture is irrelevant.
2.) Laz's marital status is "desperate".
Every time I visit doctor’s office, the nurse always enters my room first and asks “what brings you here today”..
If I had that 4 hour+ problem, I guess I would have to answer, “I have a big problem”?
...you mean gonorrhea is racist....I knew it...what does Al Sharpen think about this...??? (sarc/)
This isn’t a new but I guess this doc needs attention so she’s mentioning Fifty Shades instead of blaming the liberal sexual revolution.
Fixed it.
Your picture is irrelevant.
My marital status is ‘desperate’.
After giving this some more thought this afternoon, it occurred to me that another big factor, in addition to sex drugs, may be online personals. Not all online dating is about hooking up, of course, some if it is about companionship and committed relationships, but a lot if it is about hooking up. In addition to the big sites like match.com, there are niche sites for oldsters like OurTime..
Obviously, we need Congressional Investigations into this matter and another group of badged bumblers funded by our unborn great grand children’s earnings to protect the over 50 set from themselves!
If you think this needs a sarcasm tag, you probably believe there is a Conservative surnamed “Bush” who should be elected to some sort of office.
(No such person exists at this point in time, nor does the elected office of “Honey Wagon Superintendent”)
LOL. So we men caused all your troubles? No taking any of the responsibility for your own bad (I first wrote bed - freudian much?) choices?
Of course I take responsibility. It was a jokey attempt to allude to the phrase “man-caused global warming, “ that people use because they can’t pronounce or remember the other word for it.
Of course I take responsibility. It was a jokey attempt to allude to the phrase “man-caused global warming, “ that people use because they can’t pronounce or remember the other word for it.
Mine, too. Hence the LOL at the beginning. Just funning arounf with the crazycatlady.
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