Using a common antibiotic following sex can dramatically reduce a person's risk of some sexually transmitted infections, a ...

For the second year in a row, the CDC’s annual STI report showed an overall decline in combined cases of the three nationally ...

"Getting tested for STIs on a regular basis is an important action that all New Yorkers can take to optimize their health," ...

The emergence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains resistant to ceftriaxone, the last reliable treatment, poses significant ...

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, responsible for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea, is becoming increasingly difficult to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gonorrhea is the second most common STI, with more than 82 million new infections globally each year ...

The early rollout of doxyPEP — a dose of the antibiotic doxycycline after sex — has contributed to a decline in sexually ...

While the use of PrEP has helped drop the rates of HIV infections, instances of syphilis and chlamydia among queer men have ...

They found a dramatic reduction in chlamydia and syphilis thanks to doxyPEP, and a slightly lower but significant reduction in gonorrhea infections. Quarterly syphilis rates decreased from 1.7% ...

HealthDay News — Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) initiation is associated with decreases in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to a study published online January 6 in ...

They found a dramatic reduction in chlamydia and syphilis thanks to doxyPEP, and a slightly lower but significant reduction in gonorrhea infections. Quarterly syphilis rates decreased from 1.7% ...