Under 30 and sexually active? It's a good idea to get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea
Without treatment, these infections can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, pain and possibly infertility.\n"If people are under 30 and sexually active, it\'s a good idea to get tested," says Dr. Ainsley Moore, a family physician and associate clinical professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, and chair of the Task Force chlamydia and gonorrhea working group.
- Without treatment, these infections can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, pain and possibly infertility.\n"If people are under 30 and sexually active, it\'s a good idea to get tested," says Dr. Ainsley Moore, a family physician and associate clinical professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, and chair of the Task Force chlamydia and gonorrhea working group.
- "Many people are asymptomatic and may not seek treatment so we\'re recommending opportunistic testing, that is, at any health care visit.
- "\nThe guideline recommends that health care providers in Canada offer routine screening (testing) for chlamydia and gonorrhea to all sexually active patients under age 30 not known to belong to a high-risk group.
- The task force\'s mandate is to develop and disseminate evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for primary and preventive care.\n'