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Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a common sexually-transmitted illness. It can be found in 5-20% of asymptomatic women, depending on their sexual history. In the majority of cases, it causes no problems, but in some patients, it causes:

  • PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)

  • Infertility

  • Cervicitis

Whenever chlamydia is suggested on a Pap smear, consider one of the following approaches:

  • Assume chlamydia is present, treat with Doxycycline (or erythromycin or Azithromycin), and then perform a chlamydia culture to insure it has been eradicated, or

  • Bring the patient in for a chlamydia culture. If positive, treat with Doxycycline (or erythromycin or Azithromycin). If negative, ignore.

 

 Chlamydia cervicitis

Chlamydia on Pap smear

 

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