If taken within 72 hours of condomless sex, the common antibiotic doxycycline drastically reduces the risk of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia among transwomen and gay, bisexual and other men who ...

A promising line of attack against sexually transmitted infections puts a cheap and widely available medication to a new use. The treatment – a form of post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP – is a dose of ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) has been shown to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among cisgender men and transgender women, but data from trials involving cisgender women ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quarterly chlamydia positivity dropped from 9.6% before doxy-PEP initiation to 2% afterwards among users.

Cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea in San Francisco dropped significantly last year, according to new data from the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). The data is good news ...

Doxycycline can interact with certain medications, supplements, and foods. Examples include blood thinners, such as warfarin, antacids, birth control pills, certain seizure medications, and dairy ...