Dating apps could lead to an 'explosion in HIV', doctors warn

One of the UK's leading sexual health doctors has warned that the rise in dating apps could lead to an "explosion" in HIV among the hetrosexual population.

Dr Peter Greenhouse told the BBC's Newsbeat programme that the UK was at a "tipping point" for HIV infection, and warned that increased turnover of sexual partners could lead to a huge outbreak of the disease.

He said: "You are able to turn over partners more quickly with a dating app and the quicker you change partners the more likely you are to get infections, what really worries me is that we are just at a tipping point for HIV.

"If enough people change partners quickly, and they've got other untreated sexually transmitted infections, it might just start an explosion of HIV in the heterosexual population.

"Apps could do that."