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Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, herpes and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be transmitted during a wide range of sexual practices. Condoms help prevent most STIs from being passed on. Vaccinations protect against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, genital warts and anal warts.

Sexually transmitted infections prevention

ECDC issues guidance on doxycycline for STI prevention

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
26 January 2026
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Scientists in France assess antibiotic resistance in people who use doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP)

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CATIE
15 January 2026
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

DoxyPEP Use Linked to Increased High-Level Tetracycline Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Contagion Live
26 November 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

STIs and doxyPEP at EACS: community effectiveness, gonorrhoea resistance and ‘blunted’ syphilis

News
3 November 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

NHS begins rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccine programme

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Department of Health and Social Care
4 August 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Resistance is a growing concern amid rising use of doxyPEP

News
16 July 2025
Access to healthcare

Dutch survey finds informal use of doxyPEP is rising

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CIDRAP
10 July 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Research highlights an increase in informal use of doxyPEP/PrEP among key populations in the Netherlands

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News Medical Net
7 July 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Two doses of HPV vaccine as effective as the recommended three-dose schedule for women with HIV

News
13 June 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

BASHH publishes UK-first guidelines on doxyPEP for the prevention of syphilis

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British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
9 June 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Why I’ll be getting the new gonorrhoea vaccine

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Pink News
26 May 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

World-first gonorrhoea vaccine launched by NHS England as infections soar

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BBC News
23 May 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

UK: Doctors and charities call for gonorrhoea vaccine roll-out

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BBC News
26 March 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Why aren’t more people with HIV accessing doxyPEP?

News
18 March 2025
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

CDC endorses prophylactic antibiotics to reduce STIs in high-risk groups

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STAT
5 June 2024
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Understanding the impact of the antibiotic doxycycline on the sexual well-being of users

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CATIE
23 May 2024
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Dissent on doxyPEP: recent guidelines becoming more cautious

News
26 April 2024
Women

Yes, lesbians can get STIs too: What to know about safe sex as a queer woman

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Pink News
23 April 2024
Epidemiology

Top 5 stories on HIV in the US from CROI 2024

News
26 March 2024
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Sexually transmitted infections in San Francisco have fallen since doxyPEP roll-out

News
5 March 2024
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Full analysis of French STI study dashes hopes for a gonorrhoea vaccine

News
4 March 2024
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

AI-Based Risk Tool Effectively Identifies Patients at High Risk for HIV, STIs

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Infectious Disease Advisor
28 February 2024
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Exploring the impact of doxycycline to prevent sexually transmitted infections

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CATIE
20 February 2024
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Insights from the Engage Study: HPV vaccine effectiveness and uptake among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

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CATIE Blog
14 February 2024