Chlamydia test: Have you had yours this year? - MayoClinic.com

"To get a chlamydia test, you don't need a complete gynecologic exam — just a urine sample. If you're age 24 or younger and you've ever had sex, you owe it to yourself to get tested as soon as you can. A yearly chlamydia test is recommended for all sexually active women younger than age 25."

More than 12,000 patients 'being offered HIV and Hepatitis C tests' - Telegraph

"All patients treated by the worker, who had not been named, are to be contacted by NHS Lewisham and offered the blood tests.

The healthcare trust said that it understood how concerned patients would be but emphasised that there was a small chance that they would have contracted either disease."

New research could improve Chlamydia home testing

"Detailed in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections is a method of transforming urine into a gel compound, allowing it to be safely sent through the mail to a central testing laboratory.

Lead author Seweryn Bialasiewicz, from UQ's Clinical Medical Virology Centre, and the Royal Children's Hospital's Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, said the gel transport method could make Chlamydia home collection kits more feasible."

UQ Research Could Improve Chlamydia Home Testing

"A product created by scientists at The University of Queensland could make Chlamydia testing more accessible, particularly to those living in remote areas.

Detailed in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections is a method of transforming urine into a gel compound, allowing it to be safely sent through the mail to a central testing laboratory."

Colchester pubgoers offered chlamydia tests when they pop to loo (From Gazette)

"REVELLERS spending a penny in Colchester’s nightspots are being offered free tests for sexually transmitted infections.

Drinkers at the Playhouse pub, in Osborne Street, were greeted in the toilets by NHS staff offering a free check for chlamydia.

The results of the test, estimated to cost about £4 each, are then sent by text.

Those found to have chlamydia, which is symptom-free but can lead to chronic pelvic pain and infertility, can then collect free treatment at a pharmacy.

Jonny Minns, a 26-year-old medical student from Colchester, said he was surprised to be offered a test, but thought it was a good idea."

Nashuatelegraph.com: The sexually transmitted disease chlamydia is on the rise in N.H.

"The sexually transmitted disease chlamydia is on the rise in N.H.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services says the number of cases of chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease, reported in New Hampshire increased from 1,611 in 2003 to 2,055 in 2007. The numbers for 2008 are still being compiled, but the total number of reported cases is 2,096, which also represents an increase.

“We never like to see an increase in disease,” said Dr. José Montero, Director of Public Health at DHHS. “This is a preventable and treatable illness, so more education should go a long way toward reducing these numbers. Regular testing is also recommended to make sure people do not have the disease but don’t know it. Some of the increase, however, may actually be due to more awareness and therefore more testing. It takes a while for the numbers to decrease once awareness is raised.”"

Nurse.com - Daily News: Chlamydia Increase Breaks a CDC Record

"Statistics released in January by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that the total number of Chlamydia diagnoses in 2007 is the largest number of cases ever reported to the CDC for any condition. Chlamydia, the most commonly reported disease in the country, saw a total of 1,108,374 cases in 2007. That number was up 7.5% from the 2006 total. Young and minority women were the most affected by the Chlamydia rise. The highest rate was seen in black females ages 15 to 19, which was 9,646.7 cases per 100,000 in population."

Chlamydia, a 'silent' sexual disease, spreads rapidly - St. Petersburg Times

"It is by far the most-reported sexually transmitted disease in the Tampa Bay area and all across the United States.

The numbers keep rising, but health officials say many more people have chlamydia than even the statistics indicate. They just don't know it yet.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls chlamydia a 'silent' disease, because in most cases there are no symptoms."

Infertility fears over plan to cut chlamydia screening - Scotland on Sunday

"Infertility fears over plan to cut chlamydia screening

HEALTH chiefs are planning to cut testing for one of the most common sexually-transmitted diseases in Scotland amid controversial claims the infection is less dangerous than once feared.


Chlamydia affects up to one in 10 people under 25 and cases reached a record high of 19,054 last year. But Scotland on Sunday can reveal new guidelines state there is no evidence that chlamydia causes widespread infertility, and will advise against a major screening programme."

WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - Chlamydia up 40% in Del. So Far This Year

"Chlamydia up 40% in Del. So Far This Year

Delaware health officials say the number of chlamydia infections reported in the state this year is up 40 percent from the same time last year.

More than 900 cases of chlamydia have been reported to the Division of Public Health so far this year, compared with about 700 during the same period last year."