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"A proposed law on its way to the governor's desk would allow some people with sexually transmitted diseases to treat themselves with an antibiotic, even if they don't seek medical treatment.

Under the practice, called 'expedited partner therapy,' medical professionals who treat an individual for gonorrhea or chlamydia also may give the patient a single-dose antibiotic to pass along to his or her sexual partner.

The idea is to prevent partners from re-infecting one another after one of them seeks medical attention."

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"There are 189 more cases of gonorrhea and nearly 2200 new cases of chlamydia. These numbers are just from the first four months of the year."

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"A new Utah law allows doctors to write antibiotic prescriptions for chlamydia and gonorrhea for their patients' partners, who can remain anonymous.

The law went into effect Tuesday. Doctors have the option to provide the prescriptions, or not.

The goal of the so-called expedited partner therapy is to slow the spread of the sexually transmitted diseases and reach those who wouldn't seek treatment on their own.

A Utah Department of Health report released recently said that in 2007 chlamydia was the most frequently reported communicable disease in Utah, with 5,721 reported cases, and gonorrhea was fourth, with 821 reported cases."

Cases Of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Up In Utah Since 2003, Health Dept. Finds

"The number of chlamydia cases increased by 50% and the number of gonorrhea cases nearly doubled in Utah between 2003 and 2007, according to a report released Thursday by the state Department of Health, the AP/KUTV.com reports. Many men and women experience no symptoms from chlamydia infections. Chlamydia, which can lead to fertility problems if untreated, is more than three times more likely to be reported in women than in men. The report found that more than 70% of chlamydia cases in the state occurred among women ages 15 to 24. Some men experience symptoms from gonorrhea, but most women do not. More men than women in Utah were diagnosed with gonorrhea. According to the new report, chlamydia was the most frequently reported communicable disease in the Utah in 2007 with 5,721 cases, while gonorrhea was the fourth most-reported with 821 cases."

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"A new Utah Department of Health (UDOH) report shows that chlamydia and gonorrhea cases are on the rise in the Beehive State. The report finds that chlamydia cases rose by 50 percent while gonorrhea cases nearly doubled during the last five years. The report, “Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Epidemiological Profile Utah 2003-2007,” also found that:

• Chlamydia was the number one most frequently reported communicable disease in Utah. Gonorrhea was number four.

• 23,166 cases of chlamydia and 3,451 cases of gonorrhea were reported in Utah between 2003 and 2007.

• 85 percent of reported chlamydia and 93 percent of reported gonorrhea cases occurred in those who lived along the Wasatch Front.

• These two sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were most commonly diagnosed in 15 to 29 year olds."