Public health authorities warn clinicians to weigh risks and enroll patients in supervised programs: routine testing, partner management, and resistance surveillance are essential.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are preventable through the use of certain contraceptives, including internal condoms, external condoms, and dental dams. While there are many types of birth ...

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released guidelines for using the antibiotic doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent sexually transmitted infections – an ...

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its first proposed guidelines for using the antibiotic doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent sexually transmitted infections ...

Instead of simply treating sexually transmitted infections with antibiotics, a new public-health movement seeks to use one such medication to prevent STIs in the first place. Promising research into ...

As rates of sexually transmitted infections continue to skyrocket across the United States, a growing number of physicians are prescribing a commonly used antibiotic as a way to prevent chlamydia, ...

Taking a dose of the oral antibiotic doxycycline after a high-risk sexual encounter has dramatically reduced the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in places where the strategy is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CDC says clinicians should counsel gay, bisexual and other MSM and transgender women about doxy-PEP. There ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Doxy-PEP is recommended for some patients to prevent STIs after having unprotected sex. Evidence shows it may be ...

Health care providers should consider prescribing a commonly used antibiotic to certain people as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections, according to a draft recommendation ...