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  1. Jun 4, 2024 · This report outlines CDC’s recommendation for the use of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP), a novel, ongoing, patient-managed biomedical STI prevention strategy for a selected population.

  2. Jun 4, 2024 · Today, CDC published clinical guidelines on counseling patients regarding doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (or doxy PEP) for bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention. Doxy PEP has proven to reduce the risk of getting a bacterial STI for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and transgender women at increased ...

  3. Jul 13, 2023 · Take a single dose of doxycycline as soon as possible but no more than 72 hours after having condomless sex to reduce the risk of three STIs: syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. Doxy-PEP is usually given as two,100-milligram pills or one 200-milligrams tablet.

  4. Jun 5, 2024 · The CDC says doxy PEP should be offered in the context of a "comprehensive sexual health approach" that includes risk reduction counseling, STI screening and treatment, recommended vaccination and linkage to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and care.

  5. Jun 4, 2024 · For groups at higher risk of contracting syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, the agency now recommends taking doxycycline, an antibiotic, within 72 hours of having sex.

  6. For gonorrheal infection, ceftriaxone, 500 mg intra-muscularly as a single dose, is recommended for most people, with azithromycin cotreatment no longer recommended. • For pelvic inflammatory...

  7. Jun 6, 2024 · This report outlines CDC's recommendation for the use of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP), a novel, ongoing, patient-managed biomedical STI prevention strategy for a selected population.

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