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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: September 2018

Workgroups: Sexually Transmitted Infections Workgroup, Access to Health Services Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening all pregnant women for syphilis infection as early as possible in their pregnancy, ideally at the first prenatal care visit. Women who haven’t gotten prenatal care should be tested when they arrive to give birth.

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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Reduce the syphilis rate in females — STI‑03
Getting worse
Reduce congenital syphilis — STI‑04
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of adults who get recommended evidence-based preventive health care — AHS‑08
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2018). Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening