简介:Sillsarecormnon;communityscreeningstudiesintheUKhaveshownprevalencesofabout10%forChlamydiaand12%forgenitalherpes.Inwomen,themorepotentiallyseriousinfectionssuchasgonorrhoeaandChlamydiaareoftenasymptorrkatic,whereasthepresenceofsymptormsuchasvaginaldisclmrgegenerallyindicatesalesspathogenic(bu!stillpotentiallydebilitating)infectionsuchasCandida.SHsareoftenmultiple,andthefindingofoneinfectionshouldpromptconsiderationoftestingforothers.