Widowers at higher risk for STDs: study

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-09-22

Older men who have recently lost their wives have a higher risk of having sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) than men of the same age who are still married, a new study has found. Researchers say erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra may be "seducing men into sexual enhancement" with their ad campaigns, and this may be contributing to older men's increased STD rates. Read full story >

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Widowers at higher risk for STDs: study

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