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  1. 3 days ago · Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) reduces sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW). In a clinical trial of doxy-PEP, we sought to assess acceptability, impact, and meaning of doxy-PEP use among MSM/TGW. We conducted semistructured, in-depth 1:1 interviews with MSM and TGW enrolled in the intervention arm of the Doxy-PEP ...

  2. 4 days ago · Overall, we saw a 58% reduction in any bacterial STI that was higher for chlamydia at 67% and even higher for syphilis at 78%.” However, the effect on gonorrhea incidence was less pronounced: The group documented only an 11% difference for the STI after offering doxyPEP, noted Dr. Scott, who is also an assistant clinical professor at the UCSF ...

  3. 5 days ago · HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B are currently the only three STDs that can be prevented by vaccines. Other sexually transmitted diseases, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, do not yet have a vaccine. This could be because there is already wide availability of treatments for infected people (like antibiotics), so vaccines haven't ...

  4. 2 days ago · Both of the first two vaccines that were introduced protected against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause around 70% of all cervical cancer cases, and one of them also protected against HPV types 6 and 11, which cause 90% of all cases of genital warts. 6 In addition to these four HPV types, the vaccine that has been used since 2019 also protects ...

  5. 1 day ago · Find answers to frequently asked questions about Chlamydia Psittaci infection. Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this infection.

  6. 5 hours ago · Prevention is almost always better in STD medicine than cure: vaccines and other prophylactic measures cost less and can be planned. The HPV research aims to develop simple prevention methods for STDs. Similar to the morning-after pill for pregnancies, individuals can take these drugs shortly after unprotected intercourse.

  7. 5 days ago · Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) keeps clinicians and researchers up to date on the transmission, prevention, diagnosis, natural history and treatment of STIs and HIV. This includes existing and emerging infections where sexual transmission plays a role, as well as related aspects of sexual health. The journal publishes original research ...

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