Using a common antibiotic following sex can dramatically reduce a person's risk of some sexually transmitted infections, a ...

Both studies in JAMA Internal Medicine supported the rising profile of doxyPEP as a way to counter the epidemic of syphilis, ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) initiation is associated with decreases in sexually transmitted infections ...

A new study has found that rates of chlamydia and syphilis plummet among people prescribed doxycycline for sexually transmitted infection prevention in routine clinical care.

A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined whether doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) was associated with declines in bacterial ...

As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world ...

PrEP and doxyPEP have significantly contributed to reducing HIV and STI transmission, highlighting the importance of prevention strategies. With new CDC data expressing optimism about the epidemic ...

It tends to be less effective at preventing gonorrhoea. DoxyPEP can be taken by those living with HIV and people who are HIV-negative. This approach may not be effective for cisgender women or people ...

And some cities have begun promoting DoxyPEP — antibiotics taken after unprotected sex that recent clinical trials have proven can significantly reduce transmission of STIs. “San Francisco ...