Chlamydia screening

Chlamydia screening is a preventative check-up for women to detect the bacterial pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis. Infection with this pathogen can lead to complications such as infertility or inflammation of the uterus and fallopian tubes. Chlamydia infection is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial disease worldwide. Men can also become infected, but the infection usually has no consequences for them. Chlamydia screening is an annual preventative check-up and is recommended for women under the age of 25. 

Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Infection with chlamydia bacteria can lead to serious illness with long-term consequences such as infertility. Approximately 300,000 women in Germany are infected with the pathogen every year.

Chlamydia is mainly transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse. The risk increases with the number of sexual partners. It is not possible to become infected through kissing, shared bathing, swimming pools, toilet seats, shared towels or cutlery.

The symptoms of chlamydia infection are often minor and non-specific, so it frequently goes unnoticed. Signs of infection include yellowish discharge, burning when urinating, changing abdominal pain or intermenstrual bleeding.

SBK covers the costs of annual chlamydia screening for all women up to the age of 25 (i.e. until the day before their 25th birthday). Simply present your SBK Healthcare Care at your gynaecologist’s practice, and we’ll take care of the rest.

Make an appointment for chlamydia screening at your gynaecologist’s practice. You can have this early detection screening carried out once a year by your gynaecologist until you reach the age of 25.