Health Affairs April 1, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in January 2024 that US syphilis cases have increased by almost 80 percent since 2018, highlighting the magnitude of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic that costs more than one billion dollars annually.
Although a pill available at a very low cost (around $24 for 20 pills) could protect many of my patients from these STIs, our health care system is at risk of fumbling its implementation.
Recent studies have shown that DoxyPEP—the use of the widely used antibiotic doxycycline after condomless sex as post-exposure prophylaxis—can work as a powerful “morning-after” pill to prevent STIs. For men who have sex with men and transgender women who have tested positive for an...
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