Sex, lives, and chlamydia rates

Article Abstract:

It has been estimated that 5 to 40 percent of women have a history of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and that these women are at risk for infertility. PID is a general term for infections of the female genital tract that are caused by a variety of sexually transmitted organisms. One such organism that is generating much concern is Chlamydia trachomatis, which is responsible for the current epidemic of infections leading to PID. Chlamydia currently causes 40 percent of all cases of PID requiring hospitalization in the United States, and PID is on the rise; 20 out of 1,000 women aged 15 to 24 years are affected. A major problem in controlling chlamydia is that the initial infection often produces no symptoms, and often progresses to PID before treatment is sought. Three research articles concerning sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) appear in the June 20, 1990 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. In one of these, MacDonald et al. report the results of a survey of over 5,000 Canadian college students. While almost half of the sexually active majority said they had sex frequently and with a number of different partners, they also expressed various misconceptions about STDs. These misconceptions included the belief that STDs always produce symptoms and that infections do not recur. Most students never or rarely used condoms. A study by Cohen and colleagues found that women with untreated chlamydia during pregnancy had an increased incidence of complications, such as fetal growth retardation; women successfully treated for chlamydia had a normal rate of pregnancy complications. This provides support for the routine screening of pregnant women for chlamydia. The third study, by Chow et al., linked a past history of chlamydia to an increased incidence of ectopic pregnancy. While this report also associated douching with ectopic pregnancy, this conclusion is questionable; douching without the presence of infectious organisms, does not cause PID or ectopic pregnancy. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Sexually transmitted diseases, Research, Prevention, Complications and side effects, Risk factors, Pregnancy, Ectopic, Ectopic pregnancy, Pregnancy, Complications of, Pregnancy complications, Chlamydia infections, editorial, Adnexitis, Adnexal diseases

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Prevalence of iron deficiency in the United States

Article Abstract:

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia appear to be common conditions in girls and women, especially in poor minority women. Researchers used data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to estimate the total number of US women who have iron deficiency. Of the 24,894 people in the survey, 9% of toddlers and 9% to 11% of girls and women of childbearing age had iron deficiency. Three percent of toddlers and 2% to 5% of girls and women had iron deficiency anemia. This translates to 7.8 million women nationwide with iron deficiency, 3.3 million of whom have iron deficiency anemia.

Demographic aspects, Iron deficiency anemia

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Blood and Hair Mercury Levels in Young Children and Women of Childbearing Age-- United States, 1999

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About 10% of US women of child-bearing age have blood mercury levels that are close to being toxic, according to the 1999 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. This is not only dangerous for the woman but also to her baby if she becomes pregnant because fetuses are very susceptible to mercury poisoning.

Mercury, Mercury (Metal)

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