PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Allison Ursu AU - Ananda Sen AU - Mack Ruffin TI - Impact of Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines on Screening for Chlamydia AID - 10.1370/afm.1811 DP - 2015 Jul 01 TA - The Annals of Family Medicine PG - 361--363 VI - 13 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/13/4/361.short 4100 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/13/4/361.full SO - Ann Fam Med2015 Jul 01; 13 AB - The highest prevalence of chlamydia infection in the United States is among people aged 15 to 24 years. We assessed the impact of not doing routine cervical cancer screening on the rates of chlamydia screening in women aged 15 to 21 years. We classified visits to family medicine ambulatory clinics according to their timing relative to the 2009 guideline change that led to more restrictive cervical cancer screening. Women had higher odds of being screened for chlamydia before vs after the guideline change (odds ratio = 13.97; 95% CI, 9.17–21.29; P <.001). Chlamydia and cervical cancer screening need to be uncoupled and new screening opportunities should be identified.