and certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as chlamydia. Besides its FDA-approved uses, providers frequently prescribe doxycycline off-label for Lyme disease, among other conditions.

Oral doxycycline 100mg twice daily for 7 days is well established as a treatment for chlamydial infection. Most new treatments for C. trachomatis are compared against this regimen. [2] Although ...

A new study has found that rates of chlamydia and syphilis plummet among people prescribed doxycycline for sexually transmitted infection prevention in routine clinical care. The study was led by ...

Quarterly syphilis rates decreased from 1.7% prior to doxyPEP availability to 0.3% afterward, while quarterly chlamydia rates declined from 9.6% to 2%. Quarterly gonorrhea infections dropped from 10.2 ...

The early rollout of doxyPEP — a dose of the antibiotic doxycycline after sex — has contributed to a decline in sexually transmitted infections in Northern California, according to a pair of studies ...

Taking the antibiotic doxycycline after sex works well to prevent syphilis and chlamydia for gay and bisexual men, and trans women. It tends to be less effective at preventing gonorrhoea. DoxyPEP can ...

Advertisement Taking doxycycline within 72 hours after sex reduced risk of chlamydia by 79%, syphilis by 80%, and gonorrhea by 12%, results published in JAMA Internal Medicine show. This is one of ...

Chlamydia typically is treated with an antibiotic called doxycycline. The recommended dose for adults and teens is 100 milligrams, taken twice a day for seven days. Some people may need other ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP ... Across the city there were 6694 cases of chlamydia, 9603 cases of gonorrhea, and 2121 cases of early syphilis in men who have sex with men ...