Antibiotic doxycycline may be morning-after pill for high-risk patients after unprotected sex, CDC suggests

Antibiotic doxycycline may be morning-after pill for high-risk patients after unprotected sex, CDC suggests

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week proposed a new guideline for high-risk patients to take the antibiotic known as doxycycline as a morning-after pill to decrease the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). ). Experts say health officials will likely approve the directive, published Monday in the Federal Register. The public …

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