An Antibiotic After Sex Greatly Reduced Syphilis and Chlamydia Cases
DENVER -- A single dose of doxycycline, a widely used antibiotic, taken after sex halved the incidence of chlamydia and early syphilis among gay and bisexual men and transgender women in San Francisco, city health officials announced Monday. The findings offered a glimmer of hope amid a rising tide of sexually transmitted infections nationwide.
Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times