Horny OAPs urged to cover their courgettes with veggie-themed condoms

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super gonorrhoea pop up all over the UK. Also, Randy OAPs were behind an incredible 86 per cent rise in pre-pandemic cases of syphilis, according to Public Health England.This age group is ripe for spreading such diseases, as research shows many are too embarrassed to buy condoms - with two thirds of us Brits admitting to feeling uptight when it comes to chatting about STIs.Analysis by OnePoll discovered 80 per cent of over 65s haven’t dared to buy protection in the past six months.To counter these stiff upper lips and condom-buying reluctance, relationship charity Relate has launched its Hornicultural Society range to help end the stigma.Their free condoms come in garden seed-style packaging, and are even good for the environment as they can be planted in a pot to degrade.The organisation's study found that not all pensioners were so prudish, with 43 per cent feeling more confident and liberated now when it comes to sex than at any other point in their lives.While more than half consider themselves to be adventurous in the bedroom.The study also found 16 per cent of lustful sexegenarians have bought - or thought of buying - sex toys for themselves or their partner during the past year.More than half this age group (52 per cent) have sex once to twice a week – with 12 per cent claiming to have intercourse more now than at any other time in their lives.Relationship psychotherapist and Relate president Anjula Mutand said intimacy and sex can be as adventurous and fulfilling in later life as in any age.She explained: “It might be different – for physical or other reasons – but it’s brilliant that our research showed it’s still a significant part of life for those who want it to be.“And we shouldn’t be afraid to talk about.