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Rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia have increased and mainly affect people in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to City data.

Worried about the risky sex you had last night? Using a common antibiotic following sex can dramatically reduce a person's risk of some sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a new study says. Taking doxycycline within 72 hours after sex reduced risk of chlamydia by 79%,