DoxyPEP Shows Promise for Reducing STIs in 2 Studies

Amid the ongoing threat of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP)—a preventive treatment in which individuals take a dose of doxycycline up to 3 days after unprotected sex—could help reduce cases, according to 2 studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Mar 4, 2025 - 18:47
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Amid the ongoing threat of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP)—a preventive treatment in which individuals take a dose of doxycycline up to 3 days after unprotected sex—could help reduce cases, according to 2 studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine.