Both studies in JAMA Internal Medicine supported the rising profile of doxyPEP as a way to counter the epidemic of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia infections, even if the data ...

The early rollout of doxyPEP — a dose of the antibiotic doxycycline after sex — has contributed to a decline in sexually transmitted infections in Northern California, according to a pair of studies ...

While the use of PrEP has helped drop the rates of HIV infections, instances of syphilis and chlamydia among queer men have been skyrocketing, but a new study shows that doxyPEP may be the answer to ...

This is one of the first real-world studies to show the effectiveness of the tactic called doxyPEP, for doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, researchers said. "Interventions that are effective in ...

After years of rising rates of syphilis and chlamydia among queer men, it appears a new tool is helping to curb infections. A study says that taking DoxyPEP reduced the incidence of chlamydia and ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis has the potential to substantially reduce real-world population-level incidence of ...

"These findings suggest that doxyPEP may offer substantial benefits for reducing population-level STI transmission with broader implementation." HealthDay News — Doxycycline postexposure ...

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. The study was led by ...

A new treatment for sexually-transmitted diseases seems to be slowing an STI epidemic — but not everyone can get it ...

Worried about the risky sex you had last night? 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. Adobe Stock Worried about ...