This major US city rolled out DoxyPEP to gay men & here’s what happened to STI rates
Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Around 40% of people taking PrEP in the city have now also tried DoxyPEP.
Organizations say they’ve been encouraged by the large number of gay men who want to take it.Last October, the CDC issued its first official guidelines regarding DoxyPEP.
It gave the treatment its approval. The organization is exploring all means necessary to try and reduce soaring STI rates in the US.
Experts had been holding off as there are concerns around over-prescribing antibiotics. However, trials have found little evidence of DoxyPEP increasing resistance in the bacteria it targets.That said, the CDC guidelines were a little less liberal than those in San Francisco.
