Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published guidelines on use of doxy PEP – taking a prescribed dose of the antibiotic doxycycline shortly after sex – to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in men who have sex with men and transgendered women. This is huge, the first new STI prevention tool in years, and we get the scoop on the promise of doxy PEP from Dr. Philip A. Chan, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Brown University. Dr. Chan is a physician at the Rhode Island Department of Health, and also serves as Chief Medical Officer of Open Door Health- the state's only LGBTQ+ health center. Show Notes: * CDC doxy PEP guidelines: bit.ly/CDCdoxypep * CDC clinic locator (testing and vaccines): gettested.cdc.gov * Open Door Health: odhpvd.org Public Health Out Loud – Dr. Chan's podcast * Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/public-health-out-loud/id1541663781 * IHeart: iheart.com/podcast/269-public-health-out-loud-74759679 * TuneIn: tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Public-Health-Out-Loud-p1383786
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published guidelines on use of doxy PEP – taking a prescribed dose of the antibiotic doxycycline shortly after sex – to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in men who have sex with men and transgendered women. This is huge, the first new STI prevention tool in years, and we get the scoop on the promise of doxy PEP from Dr. Philip A. Chan, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Brown University. Dr. Chan is a physician at the Rhode Island Department of Health, and also serves as Chief Medical Officer of Open Door Health- the state's only LGBTQ+ health center. Show Notes: * CDC doxy PEP guidelines: bit.ly/CDCdoxypep * CDC clinic locator (testing and vaccines): gettested.cdc.gov * Open Door Health: odhpvd.org Public Health Out Loud – Dr. Chan's podcast * Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/public-health-out-loud/id1541663781 * IHeart: iheart.com/podcast/269-public-health-out-loud-74759679 * TuneIn: tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Public-Health-Out-Loud-p1383786
