Unprotected sex: “morning after pill” can prevent STDs | life & knowledge

Can it really be that easy to protect yourself from syphilis, gonorrhea or chlamydia?

So far, the morning-following pill has only been known to protect once morest unwanted pregnancy. Now researchers have discovered that even taking a certain medication once following sex can prevent the onset of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STIs).

Like the usual morning-following pill, this must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. In one study, two thirds of sex diseases might be averted in this way.

Read with BILDplus which drug it is, how it works, what possible dangers it can pose and for whom the findings of this study are helpful.

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