Recurrent Chlamydia Among Young Women

Reuters is reporting on a study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine which followed young women over several years to see how common it is for the teens to have recurrent Chlamydia infections. From the Reuters article:

During an average follow-up of 4.7 years, 52.6 percent of subjects were diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis infection. A total of 123 women or 29.9 percent of the total sample had recurrent infections. Roughly half of all Chlamydia infections diagnosed were recurrent and the median time to recurrent infection was 5.2 months, the authors note.

Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and given that almost half the women who came in with a Chlamydia infection had previously been infected (and presumably treated) the study points to the need not only for better counseling as part of treatment, but also better ways to deal with partners who may also be infected, but who may not be the ones coming to the clinic. Certainly with so many young women getting recurrent infections the current treatment isn't sufficiently dealing with the issue.

While Chlamydia is easily treatable, if left untreated it can lead to serious health consequences if it goes untreated.

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