Chlamydia Screening
The WSMA supports the current Washington State Department of Health
recommendations regarding chlamydia screening: “the provider should screen
all sexually active women aged 25 years and younger at least annually and
assure adequate treatment of all positives and their contacts;” (Res A-5,
A-04) (Reaffirmed A-23)
The WSMA recommends that providers offer screening to all pregnant women
for chlamydia at the first prenatal visit, and should repeat a chlamydia
screening test during the third trimester of pregnancy if the pregnant
patient is under age 25, or has a new sex partner, or has more than one
sex partner. (Res A-5, A-04) (Reaffirmed A-23)
The WSMA recommends that providers offer rescreening of all women with
chlamydial infections 3-4 months after treatment, and whenever they next
present for care within the following 12 months regardless of whether the
woman believes that her sex partners were treated. (Res A-5, A-04)
(Reaffirmed A-23)
Return to the WSMA Policy Compendium index
Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on
Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health
Services