Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>A Daily Pill to Prevent <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/STI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STI</span></a>? It May Work, Scientists Say.<br>A common <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/antibiotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotic</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/doxycycline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doxycycline</span></a>, greatly reduced cases of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/syphilis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>syphilis</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gonorrhea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gonorrhea</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/chlamydia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chlamydia</span></a> when taken every day.<br>Their study was small and must be confirmed by more research. Scientists still have to resolve significant questions, including whether <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/STD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STD</span></a> might become resistant to the antibiotic and what effect it could have on healthy gut bacteria in people taking it every day. <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/health/doxycycline-sti.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/07/18/health/</span><span class="invisible">doxycycline-sti.html</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/XqC1X" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/XqC1X</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>