Tinder blamed for increase in STIs in UK

Posted Jan 5, 2015 6:48 am.

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Dating apps like Tinder are getting the blame, as the number of sexually transmitted infections spikes in the UK.

Researchers say cases of gonorrhea jumped 15 per cent in a single year in England, while cases of syphilis went up nine per cent.

Public health experts say the increasingly popular apps, which make it easier to find casual sex partners, have played a role in six known STI outbreaks.

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