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Recommended Treatment for STIs More Likely in Public Versus Private Health Care Settings
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 – Individuals seen for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by clinicians in a private U.S. health care setting are less likely to receive recommended treatment than those...
Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – A chlamydia vaccine has triggered immune responses in an early trial, raising hopes that one day it might help curb the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (STI)....
Taking the Antibiotic Doxycycline After Sex Slashed STD Rates in Study
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Just one dose of the antibiotic doxycycline taken after sex halved the number of chlamydia and syphilis cases in San Francisco, promising new research shows. In the study,...
2022 Saw More Than 2.5 Million Cases of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – More than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2022, with concerns centering around syphilis and congenital syphilis,...
Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis Does Not Avert STIs in Women
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – For Kenyan women receiving preexposure prophylaxis against HIV, the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) does not differ for those receiving doxycycline...
Taking Antibiotic After Sex Could Slash Your Risk for an STI. Here's What to Know
SATURDAY, Nov.18 – Data showing that the antibiotic doxycycline might prevent a sexually transmitted infection (STI) if taken soon after sex made headlines earlier this year. As surging numbers of...
Taking Antibiotic After Sex Could Slash Your Risk for an STI. Here's What to Know
SATURDAY, Nov.18 – Data showing that the antibiotic doxycycline might prevent a sexually transmitted infection (STI) if taken soon after sex made headlines earlier this year. As surging numbers of...
First OTC Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Approved by the FDA
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization to LetsGetChecked for the Simple 2 Test, the first home test for chlamydia and...
FDA Approves First At-Home Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – The first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea will soon hit the market, following its approval Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. People will be able to...
California Governor Rejects Bill to Provide Free Condoms to High Schoolers
MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2023 – A California bill would have made free condoms available for high schoolers, but it was vetoed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom because of cost. California has a budget deficit of...
Doxycycline for Post-Sexual Activity STI Prevention Encouraged by CDC
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). On Monday, the CDC...
CDC Will Recommend Doxycycline After Sex to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections. On Monday, the CDC issued...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Unapproved Over The Counter Drugs Marketed for Prevention and Treatment of STDs
[Posted 03/06/2008] FDA advised healthcare professionals and consumers that the Agency issued Warning Letters to six U.S. companies and one foreign individual for marketing unapproved and misbranded...
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