Second Phase of Sexual Health Campaign Launches

15th January 2010

One in five people don’t realise catching chlamydia can affect a woman’s fertility. Last year alone nearly 60,000 15 - 24 year olds tested positive for the infection.

Following on from the Contraception. Worth Talking About campaign, launched in November, we have worked with the Department of Health and the Department for Children, Schools and Families to launch a new advertising campaign, Chlamydia. Worth Talking About. The campaign encourages greater acceptance of chlamydia screening among 15 - 24 year olds. The campaign seeks to address the fact that one in seven (14 per cent) of the young people surveyed admit they are worried about accepting a chlamydia test because they are not sure what’s involved. The campaign will highlight the fact that chlamydia tests are completely confidential and involve nothing more than providing a quick urine sample.