Chlamydia May Be as Common in Men
Chlamydia May Be as Common in Men
New Programs Under Way to Detect Nation's Most Common Bacterial STD
But in recent years, several innovative programs have been started to screen more sexually active teens for chlamydia, with hopes of reducing its potentially devastating effects in women.
For instance, a chlamydia screening program for sexually active Philadelphia public school students revealed that nearly 9,400 girls were infected. Officials calculated that because they were screened and treated with antibiotics, the early intervention prevented some 200 later cases of PID. A similar program in a Detroit suburb found that 18% of teens were infected, most of whom wouldn't have known it.
And three years ago, California became the nation's first state to initiate a program in which doctors and other health care providers administered antibiotics for chlamydia and other STDs to both patients and their partners -- knowing that partners, and in particular males, might be hesitant to see a doctor on their own. Since then, half of 2,000 doctors and 1,800 nurse practitioners surveyed say they "always" or "usually" provide medication to the partners of their patients.
Chlamydia May Be as Common in Men
New Programs Under Way to Detect Nation's Most Common Bacterial STD
More Awareness, Programs
But in recent years, several innovative programs have been started to screen more sexually active teens for chlamydia, with hopes of reducing its potentially devastating effects in women.
For instance, a chlamydia screening program for sexually active Philadelphia public school students revealed that nearly 9,400 girls were infected. Officials calculated that because they were screened and treated with antibiotics, the early intervention prevented some 200 later cases of PID. A similar program in a Detroit suburb found that 18% of teens were infected, most of whom wouldn't have known it.
And three years ago, California became the nation's first state to initiate a program in which doctors and other health care providers administered antibiotics for chlamydia and other STDs to both patients and their partners -- knowing that partners, and in particular males, might be hesitant to see a doctor on their own. Since then, half of 2,000 doctors and 1,800 nurse practitioners surveyed say they "always" or "usually" provide medication to the partners of their patients.
