Antibiotic morning-after pill becomes widely available in San Francisco
An NPR Health report looks at how an antibiotic taken after sex, sometimes called a morning-after pill for STIs, came to be widely available in San Francisco. The pill has been shown to be effective at preventing sexually transmitted infections among gay men. Some doctors are concerned about antibiotic resistance, which can develop when these drugs are used more often. The story also covers STIs and their symptoms. The summary we have doesn't give trial figures or details on how the rollout worked, so the size of the benefit and of the risk remains unclear here.
Why it mattersConsider how a proven prevention tool can still prompt a careful debate about the long-term cost of using antibiotics more widely.
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