We do know that chlamydia is the most common infection to be passed on during sex in the United States.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Mardh PA, et al.
Sexually transmitted diseases.
McGraw-Hill, New York, U.S.A.; 1999.

 

 

 

 

 

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Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2005 Supplement, Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report 2005.
Available at http://www.cdc.gov/std/Chlamydia2006/default.htm (accessed on 27 October 2008).

 

 

 

 

 

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In 2006, more than 3 in every 100 American women aged 15 to 19 had chlamydia. It's been getting more common since the mid-1990s. But these figures might be an under-estimate. In some states, more than 1 in 10 women aged under 25 who got tested in family planning clinics had chlamydia.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2005 Supplement, Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report 2005.
Available at http://www.cdc.gov/std/Chlamydia2006/default.htm (accessed on 27 October 2008).

 

 

 

 

 

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