The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services urges sexually active Michiganders to do their part and make testing for STIs a part of their regular health routine.

LONDON - Scientists have taken a step towards a vaccine for chlamydia following a successful early trial. Chlamydia infection increases susceptibility to other STIs and infection during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and preterm birth, according to the statement. "More trials will be needed to find out if these immune responses are capable of preventing Chlamydia infection in people who have been exposed," Gilbert told CNN. It is not clear how soon a chlamydia vaccine could be used in the general population, according to Gilbert. "It depends a lot on how much funding is available to continue with the vaccine development which will get more expensive at every stage," said Gilbert.