A Hamilton sexual health physician is calling for the entire community to tackle binge drinking to help control high sexual infection rates in the Waikato.

More than 2800 cases of chlamydia were reported in the Waikato in 2010, which Dr Jane Morgan said was not only high by international standards, it was in excess of the national average of reported cases.

"We can no longer rely on awareness alone," Dr Morgan said.

"It has to be about New Zealand saying enough is enough and what can we do to help."

She said research showed rates of sexual infections had dropped dramatically in remote areas of Australia where alcohol supply had been reduced within communities.

"There has always been an association of binge drinking and sexual infections, particularly in the under-25 age group where the highest rates of infection are identified ... So when they [under-25s] drink more excessively they are more likely to have sex with more partners and less likely to use condoms," she said.

Dr Morgan is due to present her research into rates of sexual infection at the New Zealand sexual health conference in Auckland today.

"When you compare us [New Zealand] internationally we not only have the greatest number of chlamydia cases but also the highest rate of eptopic pregnancy and of pelvic inflammation."

Dr Morgan said a powerful video clip was shown to conference delegates this week aimed at raising awareness of binge drinking and outlining what the community can do to help.

The video can be viewed online at whoareyou.co.nz.

maryanne.twentyman@waikatotimes.co.nz