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Findings from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Provide New Insights into Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 30th, 2012

2012 APR 30 -- "Annual chlamydia screening for sexually active women aged <= 25 years is recommended, and chlamydia testing rates have continuously increased. However, several studies have shown that many providers screen all women of reproductive age in public settings," researchers in Atlanta, Georgia report.

"To examine chlamydia testing patterns in private settings for women and young women aged 15-44 years (hereafter referred to as women). A large commercial claims database was used to estimate the chlamydia testing rate for women aged 15-44 years who had reproductive health services in 2008. Such services and tests were identified using diagnostic...

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