Taking a common antibiotic within 72 hours of having unprotected sex could lower the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially among the + community. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention () announced it will seek input from the general public on its proposal to offer the inexpensive antibiotic doxycycline as part of a regimen called doxy-PEP to gay men, men who have sex with men and women who have unprotected sex. The agency believes the antibiotic could potentially prevent 40 percent of STIs, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, .
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