How did Teen Girls Chlamydia Drives STD Rate Up lately?
Nov. 16, 2009 – Teen girls and young women have the highest rates of chlamydia, the sexually transmitted disease that’s exploding across the U.S. More than 1.2 million cases have been officially reported, the largest number of cases for any of the diseases that must be reported to the CDC. Because chlamydia infections usually don’t cause symptoms until they result in pelvic inflammatory disease, many cases remain undetected and hence unreported. Sexually active girls and women under age 26 should be screened for chlamydia every year, but only 41.6% of eligible women enrolled in Medicaid or private health plans do so. Chlamydia rates are three times higher in women than in men and eight times higher in African-Americans than in whites. Left untreated, some 10% to 20% of chlamydia infections cause pelvic inflammatory disease. That can lead to long-lasting pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. Every year, the CDC estimates, chlamydia and other STDs leave at least 24,000 U.S. wo
More than 1.2 million cases have been officially reported – that’s how. http://www.webmd.com/sex/news/20091116/teen-girls-chlamydia-drives-std-rate-up Teen Girls’ Chlamydia Drives STD Rate Up Memphis Tops Cities, Miss. Tops States With Highest Chlamydia Rates By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Nov. 16, 2009 – Teen girls and young women have the highest rates of chlamydia, the sexually transmitted disease that’s exploding across the U.S. More than 1.2 million cases have been officially reported, the largest number of cases for any of the diseases that must be reported to the CDC. Because chlamydia infections usually don’t cause symptoms until they result in pelvic inflammatory disease, many cases remain undetected and hence unreported. Sexually active girls and women under age 26 should be screened for chlamydia every year, but only 41.6% of eligibl
