Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis could decrease bacterial infections, like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, in populations that are most at risk.
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The treatment — 200 milligrams taken once within 72 hours of unprotected sexual contact followed by routine screening — would only be considered for gay or bisexual men and transgender women who either have contracted at least one STI in the past year or who are at higher risk of infection. Evidence that doxycycline PEP is effective in other populations is limited, although the proposed treatment could later encompass those groups should further research emerge.
“No prevention tool – no matter how powerful – will change the STI epidemic if it doesn’t reach the people who need it most.”
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