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Vaginal infections review
In the upper tract, a number of microbial and host factors appear to play a role in the degree of host inflammation and resultant scarring. Tubal infection initially affects the mucosa, but acute, complement-mediated transmural inflammation may develop rapidly and increase in intensity with subsequent vaginal infections.
CDC recommends yearly chlamydia testing of all sexually active women age 25 or younger, older women with risk factors for chlamydial infections (those who have a new sex partner or multiple sex partners), and all pregnant women. An appropriate sexual risk assessment by a health care provider should always be conducted and may indicate more frequent screening for some women.