Chlamydia test after every new partner call
Women should be tested for chlamydia every time they have a new sexual partner to cut their chances of pelvic disease, UK researchers say.
A study of 2,500 students found that annual screening is not enough to prevent cases of pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause infertility.
In those who were found to have chlamydia, treatment cut the risk of pelvic disease by 80%.
The National Chlamydia Screening Programme backed the findings.
The researchers from St George's, University of London, concluded that most cases of pelvic inflammatory disease were in women who did not have chlamydia when they were tested a year earlier.
The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, suggested they may have become infected in the 12 months after screening.
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the UK and the number of cases is steadily rising.
More Information http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8609354.stm
Women should be tested for chlamydia every time they have a new sexual partner to cut their chances of pelvic disease, UK researchers say.
A study of 2,500 students found that annual screening is not enough to prevent cases of pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause infertility.
In those who were found to have chlamydia, treatment cut the risk of pelvic disease by 80%.
The National Chlamydia Screening Programme backed the findings.
The researchers from St George's, University of London, concluded that most cases of pelvic inflammatory disease were in women who did not have chlamydia when they were tested a year earlier.
The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, suggested they may have become infected in the 12 months after screening.
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the UK and the number of cases is steadily rising.
More Information http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8609354.stm
