If you’re not familiar, PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a daily pill that prevents HIV. Taking it consistently gives you ...

The early rollout of doxyPEP in San Francisco has contributed to a decline in sexually transmitted infections, according to studies presented March 4 at the Conference on Retroviruses and ...

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 ...

Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are incredibly common. In fact, one in five people have an STI, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And in 2021 alone, ...

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 the ...

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 ...

If you’re taking meds to protect your sexual health, you should also protect your skin. Some prescription drugs crank up your ...

Preventing the spread of some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) could be as simple as taking a couple of pills. At least, this is a possible scenario if DoxyPEP becomes more widely available ...

DoxyPEP has hit the news following a sexual health conference last weekend. Attendees at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle heard the results of several new studies ...

A decrease in California's sexually transmitted infections (STIs) followed early real-world adoption of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP), suggesting real population-level benefits to ...

There is a very easy way to eliminate death on the roads: prohibit all traffic. Unfortunately, such a policy would have effects other than the elimination of death on the roads, but road safety ...

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 ...