Chlamydia & Gonorrhea: Who’s Likely to Get It and How It Should be Treated
Chlamydia and gonorrhea were on the rise in 2007, according to the CDC annual report on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Test your knowledge against the facts.
1. Gonorrhea cases were more prevalent than chlamydia in 20007.
T/ F
2. Which group had the highest reported rates of Gonorrhea cases in 2007?
a. 15-19 yo white women
b. 15-19 yo Hispanic men
c. 15-19 African-American women
d. 20-24 yo African American men
3. The rate of gonorrhea is greater among women than men
T/F
4. Gonorrheal infections have been shown to increase the chance of getting HIV
T/F
5. In 2007, gonorrhea rates were highest among which ethnic group?
a. African-Americans
b. Whites
c. American Indian/Alaska Natives
d. Hispanics
Chlamydia
6. Chlamydia is more common than gonorrhea?
T/F
7. The rate of chlamydia is greater among women than men.
T/F
8. Chlamydia infections usually cause no symptoms in women.
T/F
9. In 2007, which group had the highest reported rates of chlamydia infection?
a. 15-19 yo men
b. 15-19 yo women
c. 20-24 yo men
d. 20-24 yo women
10. Men have lower reported rates of chlamydia because
a. they are less likely to become infected
b. they are less likely to be screened
c. all of the above
Answers:
1. F, 2. C, 3. T, 4. T, 5. A
6. T, 7. T, 8.T, 9. B, 10. B
Annual screening is recommended for all sexually active girls/women younger than 26 and for older women who have new sexual partners or multiple partners.
Treatment
Generally, a 2gm dose of azithromycin is adequate to treat chlamydia/gonorrhea. In certain cases, your provider might recommend a 7 day course of doxycycline or another antibiotic.
Once treated for chlamydia, a woman should be retested in 3 months to ensure the treatment was successful. Men are often not screened as frequently as women and so are less likely to be adequately screened and/or treated.
Since the disease is transmitted between partners, both need to be treated. If treatment for one partner is delayed, no sexual relations should occur until 7 days after that partner has been treated with antibiotics.
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