In collaboration with the safe sex advocacy group, Statens Serum Institut senior physician Steen Hoffmann told Ritzau, “Chlamydia is the most widespread sexually transmitted infectious disease in Denmark, and monitoring the number of detected chlamydia casess is essential for the path to prevention, which is why the SSI collects this important data every year.” In 2021, the test rate for chlamydia was only a paltry 15%, Last year, it increased by 1%. The top 5 municipalities, all within Jylland, with the highest number of chlamydia cases are as follows: Aalborg (41.9), Syddjurs (40.8), Esbjerg (40.7), Holstebro (38.9) and Århus (38.6). (cases for every 1000 people)
To date, only nine municipalities offer free home tests for both chlamydia and gonorrhea. The municipalities are Frederiksberg, Gentofte, Hillerød, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj, Kolding, Copenhagen, Ballerup and Lolland. For more information, visit www.klamydiahjemmetest.dk Chlamydia is an infection of the urethra, cervix or rectum. Untreated chlamydia can cause reduced fertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic abdominal pain in women and inflammation of the testicles in men. It can be treated with antibiotics.
