Chlamydia
Genital
Chlamydia trachomatis is the commonest sexually transmitted disease (STD) in Australia. Infection is an important reproductive health problem as 10-30% of infected women develop pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
Around 9% of sexually active young women are likely to be infected and around 70% of infections are asymptomatic and so, are liable to remain undetected, putting women at risk of developing PID. Screening for genital chlamydia infection may reduce pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy.
