Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection, affecting one in 10 sexually active women. It costs the NHS £100m a year to treat and is sometimes called the silent infection as it is often symptomless but can cause infertility. Dr Nicola Low, of the Health Technology Assessment project, said postal testing may reach people not involved with the national screening programme. Her team tested nearly 5,000 people by getting them to send urine samples or swabs to laboratories via the post. But, are postal tests the most effective way of screening?
Jenni talks to Dr Nicola Low from the University of Bern, Switzerland, and Jacky Rogers, chair of Royal College of Nursing sexual health nurses forum.
