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PESTILENCE WATCH:Chlamydia among under-16s up 9-fold in 4 years;'Lot of evidence' shows even if condoms always used disease can still be transmitted

London health experts say something needs to be done beyond making condoms available to lower the number of children with sexually transmitted diseases, because the handouts from school nurses just aren't doing the work."There is...a lot of evidence to show that even if condoms are used all the time the disease can still be transmitted. We need to focus on better sexual education that involves parents, not just the school nurse," Trevor Stammers, a physician and healthcare ethics lecturer, told the London Evening Standard.He said the government's dedication to contraception should be reconsidered."These figures are astounding and show we need to focus more on discouraging young teenagers from having intercourse too early. Not only is underage sex illegal, it is unhealthy and dangerous," he said."The government is not discouraging children from making their sexual debut and the areas where the disease is most prevalent are where there is the most deprivation."His comments to the newspaper came after health officials came out with confirmation that chlamydia is affecting up to one in 10 sexually active young people in the British study area. The report said the number of cases of Chlamydia among under-16s in London has risen ninefold in four years.Figures reveal some primary care health services have diagnosed more than 20 times as many cases among underage girls last year than just four years ago.The newspaper said the report confirmed the biggest increase was in Lewisham, where the number of confirmed cases rocketed from 46 in 2003-2004 to 332 in 2006-2007.Experts attribute the rise in the disease, which can lead to infertility, to an absence of warnings about the dangers of underage sex, the newspaper said.

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