Teen chlamydia infections widespread.A study of 10,118 sexually active teenagers in the Seattle area finds that 8.6 percent of girls and 5.4 percent of boys had chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted bacterial disease in the United States. In the study, researchers at the University of Washington tested urine samples collected at clinics, detention centers, school clinics, and community-based youth organizations. The findings appear in the Nov. 1 Annals of Internal Medicine Annals of Internal Medicine (Ann Intern Med) is an academic medical journal published by the American College of Physicians (ACP). It publishes research articles and reviews in the area of internal medicine. Its current editor is Harold C. Sox. . If untreated, chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infection of the female reproductive organs, usually resulting from infection with the bacteria that cause chlamydia or gonorrhea. , infertility, and ectopic ectopic /ec·top·ic/ (ek-top´ik) 1. pertaining to ectopia. 2. located away from normal position. 3. arising from an abnormal site or tissue. ec·top·ic adj. pregnancy--a condition in which the fertilized fer·til·ize v. fer·til·ized, fer·til·iz·ing, fer·til·iz·es v.tr. 1. To cause the fertilization of (an ovum, for example). 2. egg implants outside the uterus. Three-fourths of the infected girls and nearly all of the infected boys reported no symptoms. |
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