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World Service,12 Jun 1997,13 mins

Chlamydia, Infertility And Heart Disease

Health Matters

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Chlamydia and heart disease, a cure for infertility and sex education. Heart disease accounted for a third of all deaths in industrialised countries and is on the increase all over the world. Poor eating, smoking and less exercise are often blamed but research is linking a form of the STI chlamydia to heart disease. Also in the programme how chlamydia can be detected early enough to prevent infertility and how sex education is still the most important way of preventing STIs.

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