Annual screening: is currently recommended or if you have symptoms of discharge or pelvic pain or change in partners. BCP are highly effective for pregnancy protection, but only condoms are protect from STD's. Chlamydia in the vaginal canal can be a silent infection for a long time, but if is ascends into the uterus and tubes during menstruation, it can cause significant pelvic infection, scaring and infertility
Answered 8/18/2014
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As needed: While urine nucleic acid test for chlamydia is more sensitive than traditional chlamydia testing a sensitive test, you should get retested based on your ongoing exposure to infection. Remember to get your partner tested as well. Most of the time, doctors recommend presumptive treatment if chlamydia is suspected due to many false positive test results, along with the partner..
Answered 9/16/2014
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