Use of doxycycline and other antibiotics to prevent STIs among men who have sex with men visiting sexual health clinics in the Netherlands
Evers et al.
|December 26, 2019
Abstract
A clinical trial (ANRS IPERGAY) among 232 men who have sex with men (MSM) using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV-PrEP) showed efficacy of postexposure prophylaxis with doxycycline in reducing chlamydia and syphilis.1 A survey showed high interest (84%) in trying doxycycline prophylaxis for prevention of STIs among MSM in the USA.