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"Screening" for disease means finding cases in which patients don't have symptoms. Current chlamydia screening programs involve identifying patients most likely to have chlamydia, or most likely to suffer severe consequences of chlamydia, and testing them routinely. Recommendations include:
- Annual testing for women aged 25 and under, and men who have sex with men.
- Testing during pregnancy.
- Testing two to three months after chlamydia treatment.
- Testing when a patient has a new partner.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoOne should know about Chlamydia screening that most people who have Chlamydia will have no symptoms, without a screening they will probably not know that anything is wrong. Therefore, if one is sexually active and under 25 years old, one should be tested for Chlamydia annually.
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What is chlamydia screening?
Chlamydia screening means testing for chlamydia in a person without symptoms.
My latest chlamydia screening test came back fine Is this good?
Yes it is good news; you are not infected with the chlamydia bacteria.
Can a female partner have chlamydia first?
Yes, a female or a male partner may be first to have chlamydia. Although women have more reported cases of chlamydia, this fact is likely due to increased screening in women. Other studies screening men and women equally show that both genders are equally likely to have chlamydia.
Is the rate of chlamydia increasing or decreasing?
The rate of reported chlamydia is increasing, most likely due to increased screening of asymptomatic sexually active patients.
How long will chlamydia remain in your system after treatment Will the blood screening always read 'positive'?
Blood screening is not a normal way to test for chlamydia. With the normal testing for chlamydia, the tests are accurate again in the future (although possibly not accurate within the first month after treatment, depending on which test is used.) You should consider yourself contagious until seven days after single-dose treatment, or until seven-day treatment is complete.
Why is it important to know about chlamydia?
Doctors aren't screening often enough for chlamydia. They may be embarrassed to ask about their patient's sexual practices or feel that testing for an STD is a sign of disrespect. And women can have chlamydia without knowing it. So it's important to ask your health care provider specifically for the test.
What is the diagNOSIS for 87491?
87491 is the procedure code for a chlamydia test. Chlamydia testing is most commonly done for screening; for intance all women 15-26 should get tested for chlamydia annually. In that case the diagnosis code for 87491 is V74.5. It may also be done due to exposure, discharge, dysuria, rash, and other symptoms.
How many people had chlamydia in 1993?
Chlamydia rates in the US in 1993 were about 170 per 100,000. Screening was less available and less used at that time, probably causing an artificially low reporting rate.
How has the approach to chlamydia changed over the years?
The approach to chlamydia has changed over the years in a number of ways:Increased options for testing: when chlamydia culture was the only choice, it was hard to detect chlamydia. Culture is difficult and has a high risk of false positive. In addition, urethral swabs were not something men looked forward to. The advent of nonculture testing has decreased the risk of false positives, and the introduction of effective urine testing and self-administered vaginal swabs means that chlamydia screening is noninvasive and doesn't require the presence of a health care provider to complete the exam.More indications for testing: routine chlamydia screening became much more common in the 1990s. Rather than testing only people with symptoms, more people were tested for risk factors such as age or multiple sex partners. Screening of pregnant women decreases the chances of chlamydia-related disease in newborns.More options for treatment: single-dose treatment with azithromycin increases the chances of compliance with treatment.Better understanding of the consequences: Since chlamydia is the leading cause of infertility, governments have set aside money for screening to prevent chlamydia-related infertility through early detection and treatment. In addition, US states in the 1990s and early 2000s made chlamydia reportable, and increased the use of contact tracing to decrease chlamydia in local communities.
Can you have chlamydia without having symptoms?
Yes, 80-90% of females and many males with chlamydia have no symptoms. Chlamydia can cause damage to the body, but it is easily curable with antibiotics. After effective treatment, the germ is gone. Patients should abstain from oral, anal, and vaginal sex before treatment and for 7 days after single-dose treatment, or until 7-day treatment is completed.
Does a chlamydia test detect Concerta?
A chlamydia test doesn't detect drug or medication metabolites. Get tested as soon as possible.Chlamydia tests cannot detect drugs. Don't let this concern keep you from STD screening.
Would you know immediately if you were born with chlamydia?
No, you wouilldn't necessarily know if you were born with chlamydia. There have been cases in which children with lung problems were diagnosed with chlamydia years after birth.
