DoxyPEP cuts rate of sexually transmitted infections, study suggests
Using a common antibiotic following sex can dramatically reduce a person's risk of some sexually transmitted infections, a new study says. Taking doxycycline within 72 hours after sex reduced risk of chlamydia by 79%, syphilis by 80%, and gonorrhea by 12%, results published in JAMA Internal Medicine show.
As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world ...
HSV-2 "almost always" causes sexually transmitted genital infection, the researchers said, while HSV-1 mainly causes oral infection, like cold sores, but can be sexually transmitted to ...
The Two Rivers Health Department is going to be offering Sexually Transmitted Infection, or STI, testing in the future in ...
"Getting tested for STIs on a regular basis is an important action that all New Yorkers can take to optimize their health," health officer Wendy Wilcox said.
The number of syphilis cases in Japan in 2024 totaled 14,663, according to provisional figures released by the National ...
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Researchers expect FDA to approve a twice-yearly shot that reduces risk of HIV infection by 96%Roughly 61,000 Georgians live with HIV, the sexually transmitted virus (STI) that can lead to AIDS, and Atlanta ranks in the ...
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DoxyPEP reduces chlamydia and syphilis rates in routine careA new study has found that rates of chlamydia and syphilis plummet among people prescribed doxycycline for sexually transmitted infection prevention in routine clinical care.
Researchers have found in a new new study that Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis was effective strategy for reducing ...
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