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Will Stone

There's an effective morning-after pill for STIs but it's not clear it works in women

The antibiotic doxycycline hyclate can be used after sex to prevent sexually transmitted infections. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

There's a treatment that works like a morning-after pill for sexually transmitted infections – an antibiotic taken in the hours after unprotected sex. And it can significantly lower the chance of developing common STIs like chlamydia and syphilis.

In fact, the approach has proven effective enough that federal guidelines are now being finalized so that more doctors and public health departments can offer it to those who're at high risk of STIs.

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