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Older Americans now have twice as many sexually transmitted infections (STI) when compared to a decade ago, a new study has found.

New research to be presented in April at the pre-congress day at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Barcelona, Spain, will state the need for urgent ways to manage the rise in conditions such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and genital warts in the Baby Boomer generation.

The research will also stress the need for conversations around STIs in older people to be normalized, as it is a growing issue.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rates of STIs in adults aged 55 and older have doubled over the past decade.