
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


An alarming rise in sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia, gonnorhea, and syphilis in the US calls for new prevention and treatment tactics. Dr. Matthew Hamill, a Johns Hopkins clinical researcher specializing in HIV and STIs, talks with Stephanie Desmon about DoxyPEP, or the use of antibiotic doxycycline after sexual contact. They discuss its effectiveness and availability, use in the context of antibiotic resistance, and why DoxyPEP isn't a silver bullet in the prevention of STIs.
By The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health4.6
618618 ratings
An alarming rise in sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia, gonnorhea, and syphilis in the US calls for new prevention and treatment tactics. Dr. Matthew Hamill, a Johns Hopkins clinical researcher specializing in HIV and STIs, talks with Stephanie Desmon about DoxyPEP, or the use of antibiotic doxycycline after sexual contact. They discuss its effectiveness and availability, use in the context of antibiotic resistance, and why DoxyPEP isn't a silver bullet in the prevention of STIs.

43,719 Listeners

40 Listeners

5 Listeners

26 Listeners

4 Listeners

264 Listeners

57,023 Listeners

495 Listeners

9 Listeners

45 Listeners

91 Listeners

16,454 Listeners

16 Listeners

4,857 Listeners

2 Listeners

4,481 Listeners

390 Listeners

6,573 Listeners

25 Listeners

6,454 Listeners

230 Listeners

65 Listeners

168 Listeners

113 Listeners