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YOUNGWOMEN: Repeat chlamydia infection common in girlsFrom: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:27:04 -0500 (CDT)
"Researchers found that of 897 girls who tested positive for chlamydia at a school-based health center, about one quarter were reinfected over the following year. Middle-school students were at greatest risk, with a reinfection rate of 39 percent, the researchers report in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases. It's estimated that more than 2 million Americans between the ages of 14 and 39 are infected with Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterial STD that can be cured with antibiotics. When the infection is untreated, it can spread into the uterus and fallopian tubes, sometimes leading to chronic pelvic pain, pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. Because chlamydia often causes no symptoms or only mild ones, experts recommend that all sexually active women age 25 or younger be tested for the infection once a year. Those who test positive should be tested again 3 months later to catch any repeat infection. SOURCE: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, March 2008." http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_62566.html Regards, Hope Waltman, Fibroid Forum and WH Forum Moderator http://www.hopeforfibroids.org http://www.doctorsinfoweb.com/doctors/whatsnew.htm http://www.obgyn.net/fibroid-resource-center/
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