Chlamydia Screening Gets 1 in 10 Young Women
Chlamydia Screening Gets 1 in 10 Young Women
Screening Program Catches Silent STD in Young Adults, British Study Shows
The finding that older women are less likely to get chlamydia is supported in a second British survey.
Elisabeth Adams, also of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Center of England's Health Protection Agency, worked with colleagues to review 357 studies on women and chlamydia.
Nearly 8% of women under age 20 screened by general practitioners had chlamydia infection.
Among women aged 25-29, the number with chlamydia dropped to 2.6%. Only 1.4% of women in their 30s tested positive.
Specialized medical clinics had higher numbers, say Adams and colleagues.
For instance, rates edged above 17% among women under 20 at clinics specializing in genital/urinary medicine.
Still, all clinics saw an age-related drop in chlamydia prevalence.
Both studies appear in the October issue of the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Chlamydia Screening Gets 1 in 10 Young Women
Screening Program Catches Silent STD in Young Adults, British Study Shows
Less Risk With Age
The finding that older women are less likely to get chlamydia is supported in a second British survey.
Elisabeth Adams, also of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Center of England's Health Protection Agency, worked with colleagues to review 357 studies on women and chlamydia.
Nearly 8% of women under age 20 screened by general practitioners had chlamydia infection.
Among women aged 25-29, the number with chlamydia dropped to 2.6%. Only 1.4% of women in their 30s tested positive.
Specialized medical clinics had higher numbers, say Adams and colleagues.
For instance, rates edged above 17% among women under 20 at clinics specializing in genital/urinary medicine.
Still, all clinics saw an age-related drop in chlamydia prevalence.
Both studies appear in the October issue of the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
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