A 24-year-old sexually active woman attends a family medicine clinic in an urban Indigenous Friendship Centre. She is asymptomatic and not known to be...

Question

A 24-year-old sexually active woman attends a family medicine clinic in an urban Indigenous Friendship Centre. She is asymptomatic and not known to be at high risk. According to the 2021 CTFPHC guideline, what is the MOST appropriate approach to screening for chlamydia and gonorrhoea?

Accepted Answer

Screen opportunistically for chlamydia and gonorrhoea with a self-collected vaginal swab

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Do not screen because she is asymptomatic

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Screen annually only if she reports >=3 partners in the past year

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Screen only if she uses intrauterine contraception

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Screen routinely with serology

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening

A 24-year-old sexually active woman attends a family medicine clinic in an urban Indigenous Friendship Centre. She is asymptomatic and not known to be at high risk. According to the 2021 CTFPHC guideline, what is the MOST appropriate approach to screening for chlamydia and gonorrhoea?