Question

A 24-year-old woman attends your clinic for contraceptive counselling. She is sexually active with male partners, uses condoms inconsistently, and has no symptoms of sexually transmitted infection. According to the 2021 CTFPHC guideline, what is the most appropriate approach to screening for chlamydia and gonorrhoea?

Accepted Answer

Offer nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) now because sexually active individuals under 30 should be opportunistically screened

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Screen her only if she develops genitourinary symptoms

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Delay screening until age 30 unless she has a new partner

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Screen only if she has more than five sexual partners per year

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Recommend yearly Pap tests as the main method of screening for these infections

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