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2. CDC Recommends Antibiotic for Use as 'Morning After Pill' to ...

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   “[Doxycycline] combats many different bacteria and is our primary treatment for chlamydia, an alternative treatment for syphilis, and has some activity against gonorrhea,” Zucker said.

3. US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning ...

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   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finalized its endorsement of taking doxycycline after unprotected sex as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis infections.

4. Sudden syphilis retreat in gay men is most likely tied to ...

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   Referring to a recent decline in syphilis among men in Seattle, she added, “We definitely have seen it at the local level.” Some experts expressed hope that doxycycline use among gay and ...

5. Doxycycline - Wikipedia

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   Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline class used in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. [1] It is used to treat bacterial pneumonia, acne, chlamydia infections, Lyme disease, cholera, typhus, and syphilis. [1]

6. STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall ...

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   Studies have shown that taking doxycycline within 72 hours of unprotected sex cuts the risk of developing syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. In June, the CDC started recommending doxycycline as a morning-after pill, specifically for gay and bisexual men and transgender women who recently had an STD diagnosis.

7. Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction - Wikipedia

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   Both Jarisch and Herxheimer observed reactions in patients with syphilis treated with mercury. The reaction was first seen following treatment in early and later stages of syphilis treated with Salvarsan, mercury, or antibiotics. Jarisch thought that the reaction was caused by a toxin released from the dying spirochetes. [11]

8. Tetracycline antibiotics - Wikipedia

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   Tetracyclines remain the treatment of choice for infections caused by chlamydia (trachoma, psittacosis, salpingitis, urethritis and L. venereum infection), Rickettsia (typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever), brucellosis and spirochetal infections (Lyme disease/borreliosis and syphilis). [2] They are also used in veterinary medicine. [2]

9. STIs are on the rise in the US. A pill taken after sex could ...

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   As rates of sexually transmitted infections continue to skyrocket across the United States, a growing number of physicians are prescribing a commonly used antibiotic as a way to prevent chlamydia ...