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.
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