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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends all pregnant women be tested for Chlamydia at their first prenatal visit, but a recent study shows 40 percent of women fail to do so.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends all pregnant women be tested for Chlamydia at their first prenatal visit, but a recent study shows 40 percent of women fail to do so.
Researchers at Quest Diagnostics analyzed 1.3 million U.S. women who had blood work done during pregnancy and found that only 59 percent were tested for Chlamydia. If left untreated, Chlamydia can lead to infertility or a dangerous condition in which the fertilized egg grows outside the uterus. Chlamydia can also cause eye infections or pneumonia in newborns.
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Why are 40% of doctors not doing this? It seems like it would be just normal practice to do so and even law in a lot of cases. The complications can be pretty serious and shouldn't be taken lightly. This is just crazy.
October 26, 2012 - 4:38pmThis Comment
I FEEL THE SAME WAY!
August 12, 2012 - 9:03pmThis Comment
I agree with above poster.
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May 25, 2012 - 3:22pmThis Comment
It is not a blood test. It is urine or a swab test. Plus the doctor should screen all pregnant women at their first prenatal visit and at the end of their pregnancies to insure they don't have chlamydia. Most women don't has symptoms so how would they ever know. If they are negative at their first screening it doesn't mean they still can't get it if their partneror they are messing around. It should be a routine test all OB
May 24, 2012 - 11:04pmThis Comment