Only 22% of women in Portugal have already been tested to detect STDs
ONESexually transmitted infections are not at the top of diseases or in the world and women are most serious across HIV, cancer factors and infertility. However, only 22% of women in Portugal can have an exam to detect any type of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
This is the main conclusion of the first World Women’s Health Index, a study carried out by Hologic in partnership with Gallup, which, on International Condom Day, reminds us of the importance of monitoring this type of disease. “Preventive care is a vital first step in fighting infections and putting life expectancy and medical fertility, Hologic’s Vice President of Global Medical Affairs, on the alert.
The official also adds that “failure to ensure that women are routinely screened for diseases such as sexually transmitted infections can create greater complications” that, “if they were monitored or treated early, would be preventable”.
International Condom Day, known on February 13, 2008, aims to make the sexually active population aware of the use of condoms as a highly effective method of preventing the transmission of sexually transmitted and unwanted diseases. “If you don’t use condoms, you should be regularly tested for sexually transmitted diseases,” concluded Susan Harvey.
The index also found that the percentage of women who practice preventive testing is low, a situation that has worsened even more with the Covid-19 pandemic.
These results are based on responses from 120,000 men and women, in 116 countries and women, in more than 140 languages, collected between 2020 and 2021.
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