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CDC recommends using antibiotic as a ‘morning after pill’ for STDs – to halt epidemic of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea

Doctors are being told to consider prescribing a ‘morning after pill’ after sex to tackle the nationwide explosion of STD infections.

The CDC released new guidance today that recommends the antibiotic doxycycline be prescribed within 72 hours of unprotected oral, vaginal or anal sex with a new or recurring partner.

Studies suggest the drug could prevent up to 70 percent of chlamydia and syphilis infections and up to 50 percent of gonorrhea cases.

It works by killing bacteria before they become so advanced they cause symptoms and can be transmitted to others.

It comes amid an ‘STD epidemic’ in the US, with nearly 700,000 more Americans now catching chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis every year compared to before the Covid pandemic.

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