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  2. Apr 3, 2024 · What is doxycycline? Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic that inhibits bacterial growth and is thought to have anti-inflammatory effects. Doxycycline is used for bacterial infections, including acne, rosacea, urinary and respiratory tract infections, eye infections, gum disease, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis.

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  3. Having HIV raises your risk of getting other sexually transmitted diseases. Experts recommend testing for syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and herpes right away after being diagnosed with HIV. They also recommend that people with HIV be screened for hepatitis C. Women with HIV may develop aggressive cervical cancer.

  4. Sep 29, 2023 · Guidelines for the Use of Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Bacterial STI Prevention. Print. Efficacy of Doxycycline as PEP to Prevent Bacterial STIs. Doxycycline Individual Level Harms – Antimicrobial Resistance. Doxycycline Use and Adverse Events. Last Reviewed: September 29, 2023.

  5. Nov 14, 2023 · The CDC recommends taking a single 200 milligram (mg) dose of the antibiotic doxycycline within 24 to 72 hours of having unprotected sex. This can help prevent bacterial STIs.

  6. Doxycycline is also available in a delayed-release 200-mg tablet formulation, which requires once-daily dosing for 7 days and is as effective as doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days for treating urogenital C. trachomatis infection in men and women.

  7. Table of contents. What Is Doxycycline? How Is Doxycycline Used? Use of Doxycycline for STDs. Why Investigate New Treatment Methods for STIs? Related Content. What Is Doxycycline? Doxycycline is an antibiotic, meaning it “is used to treat a variety of infections caused by certain types of bacteria.”

  8. Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) means taking the antibiotic doxycycline after sex to prevent getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Recent studies have shown that taking DoxyPEP can reduce your chance of getting syphilis and chlamydia by about three-quarters (74-88%), and gonorrhea by about half (55-57%).

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