As doenças sexualmente transmissíveis (DST) na terceira idade

Abstract

The present study had the objective of doing a bibliography revision of the sexually transmitted diseases on the third age. To the accomplishment of the studies were realized council of the sexually transmitted diseases on the third age, through the scientific periodic, dissertation of masters degrees, newspapers, health sites and on-line libraries. Its clear that the advancement of the health and life quality of the third age people, the medicine that act in sexual performance and the innovations of the area of hormonal replacement had raised the frequency of sexual relations between people over 60 years old. That had contributed to increase the incidence and the prevalence of the sexually transmitted diseases on the third age. We can conclude that the use of condoms and the access to the information are the only effective way to protect against the sexually transmitted diseases at any age.