Background: Chlamydia may cause a burning feeling during urination. It may also cause a discharge (leaking of fluids) from the vagina or penis. But in many cases it causes no symptoms. As a result, people do not know they are infected, so they don’t go to the doctor for help. If chlamydia goes untreated, it may cause more serious problems in females. It may cause infections of the uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries. These infections may leave a woman unable to have children.

Situation: At a doctor's office, two people come in to get STD tests. John comes in and reports the only symptom he has is a rash on his thighs. Patty says she has seen something leaking out of her vagina, and she's not sure what it is. The doctor takes a urine sample from each and will give them the results in a day or two.

Question: Which person is more likely to have chlamydia?
Answer: Patty

Situation: At a doctor's office, two people come in to get STD tests. John comes in and reports the only symptom he has is a rash on his thighs. Patty says she has seen something leaking out of her vagina, and she's not sure what it is. The doctor takes a urine sample from each and will give them the results in a day or two.

Question: Which person is less likely to have chlamydia?
Answer: John

Situation: At a doctor's office, two people come in to get STD tests. John comes in and reports the only symptom he has is a rash on his thighs. Patty says she has seen something leaking out of her vagina, and she's not sure what it is. The doctor takes a urine sample from each and will give them the results in a day or two.

Question: Is John more or less likely than Patty to experience a burning sensation while urinating?
Answer: less

Situation: At a doctor's office, two people come in to get STD tests. John comes in and reports the only symptom he has is a rash on his thighs. Patty says she has seen something leaking out of her vagina, and she's not sure what it is. The doctor takes a urine sample from each and will give them the results in a day or two.

Question: Is Patty more or less likely than John to experience a burning sensation while urinating?
Answer: more

Situation: At a doctor's office, two people come in to get STD tests. John comes in and reports the only symptom he has is a rash on his thighs. Patty says she has seen something leaking out of her vagina, and she's not sure what it is. The doctor takes a urine sample from each and will give them the results in a day or two.

Question: Would the complications be more severe for Patty or for John if it is found they have chlamydia?
Answer: Patty

Situation: At a doctor's office, two people come in to get STD tests. John comes in and reports the only symptom he has is a rash on his thighs. Patty says she has seen something leaking out of her vagina, and she's not sure what it is. The doctor takes a urine sample from each and will give them the results in a day or two.

Question: Would the complications be less severe for Patty or for John if it is found they have chlamydia?
Answer: John

Situation: Two women are at an STD clinic getting tested because they feel they may have caught something from recent sexual partners they had. After getting a blood sample taken, Beth is told that she has genital herpes. The doctor tells her what to expect and how to manage the symptoms. The doctor then goes into the waiting room that Sarah is in and informs her that she has tested positive for chlamydia. Sarah is not surprised, and she begins asking questions about what she should do to help control the disease.

Question: Who is more likely to experience an infection in their fallopian tubes?
Answer: Sarah

Situation: Two women are at an STD clinic getting tested because they feel they may have caught something from recent sexual partners they had. After getting a blood sample taken, Beth is told that she has genital herpes. The doctor tells her what to expect and how to manage the symptoms. The doctor then goes into the waiting room that Sarah is in and informs her that she has tested positive for chlamydia. Sarah is not surprised, and she begins asking questions about what she should do to help control the disease.

Question: Who is less likely to experience an infection in their fallopian tubes?
Answer: Beth

Situation: Two women are at an STD clinic getting tested because they feel they may have caught something from recent sexual partners they had. After getting a blood sample taken, Beth is told that she has genital herpes. The doctor tells her what to expect and how to manage the symptoms. The doctor then goes into the waiting room that Sarah is in and informs her that she has tested positive for chlamydia. Sarah is not surprised, and she begins asking questions about what she should do to help control the disease.

Question: Will Beth have a higher or lower chance than Sarah of having fertility issues?
Answer: lower

Situation: Two women are at an STD clinic getting tested because they feel they may have caught something from recent sexual partners they had. After getting a blood sample taken, Beth is told that she has genital herpes. The doctor tells her what to expect and how to manage the symptoms. The doctor then goes into the waiting room that Sarah is in and informs her that she has tested positive for chlamydia. Sarah is not surprised, and she begins asking questions about what she should do to help control the disease.

Question: Will Sarah have a higher or lower chance than Beth of having fertility issues?
Answer: higher