The number of new gonorrhea cases in Finland almost doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year.
While infections have become more common among young women, the majority of all gonorrhea infections are still diagnosed in men aged 25 to 35, according to the Finnish institute for health and welfare (THL).
The Venereal Diseases Outpatient Clinic at Helsinki University Hospital district (HUS) said the increase in infections can be explained by the fact that more gonorrhea cases are now asymptomatic and discovered incidentally through testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
Today many people still perceive gonorrhea as a rare disease and therefore do not worry about contracting it, the clinic told STT.
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection in Finland, and it has also become more prevalent in recent years.
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