An STI 'morning-after' pill? What you need to know about DoxyPEP — and who can get it

Doctors working to limit the spread of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea — and the potential complications when these bacterial infections go untreated — are turning to a new means of prevention.

An STI 'morning-after' pill? What you need to know about DoxyPEP — and who can get it
A white prescritpion bottle with a white and orange label, and the words "Doxycycline Hyclate" on it, is laid over a pink background with red, spiral bacteria on either side of the bottle and behind it.

Doctors working to limit the spread of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea — and the potential complications when these bacterial infections go untreated — are turning to a new means of prevention.