Psychological impact of chlamydia diagnosis is considerable

The practical consequences of introducing a screening programme for chlamydia have to be considered carefully. Duncan et al (p 195) carried out qualitative research on women diagnosed with chlamydia in genitourinary medicine and family planning clinics. Women were concerned about the perceived stigma of such infections and their future reproductive health and anxious about notifying partners. In addition, for some women, uncertainty about future reproductive morbidity may be an inevitable cost of screening. Provision of information should seek to normalise and destigmatise chlamydial and other sexually transmitted infections.

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