‘Encouraging signs that we may be starting to stem the tide of STIs’

The number of people in the Lisburn area being diagnosed with the most common sexually transmitted infections has “plateaued” over the past couple of years, it has been revealed. According to Dr Fiona Carey, the South Eastern Health Trust’s Consultant Clinical Lead in Sexual Health, there are signs that the “tide” of STIs in the area is starting to be stemmed, thanks to improvements in education, prevention, services and treatments.