CDC Recommends Doxycycline To Prevent Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis Infections Following Unprotected Sex

The AP (6/4, Stobbe) reports, “Some people should consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to try to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials recommended Tuesday.” The CDC “finalized its endorsement of taking doxycycline after unprotected sex as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis infections.” Authorities “called it the first new prevention tool against sexually transmitted infections in decades, and said innovation is badly needed” as “rates of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea have been rising for years.” The recommendation “is specific to gay and bisexual men and transgender women who had an STD in the previous year and are at high risk of getting infected again.”