Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Efthimios offers their tips on talking to a health care provider about doxy PEP and getting the care you need.

Doxy PEP—or doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis—is a sexual health strategy that involves taking an oral antibiotic after condomless sex to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.

You can learn more about doxy PEP at ashasexualhealth.org/doxy-pep-is-a-new-strategy-to-help-prevent-stis