San Francisco sees massive drop in STIs – here’s why
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“San Francisco has seen a sharp drop in sexually transmitted infections, with health officials pointing to prevention efforts and a post-exposure antibiotic as key factors.”
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— A sexually transmitted infection (STI), also known as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and formerly venereal disease (VD), is an infection that is spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal int…
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— Play Fair! was a landmark brochure produced by the San Francisco Order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and it was a key method of combating the emerging AIDS crisis. Play Fair! is credited as …
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— San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco Sta…
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“New data from the San Francisco Department of Public Health show syphilis cases fell 24% in 2025 compared with the year before, while instances of chlamydia dropped 18% and gonorrhea cases declined 5%.”
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— Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko xoˈse ðe ˈɣoʝa i luˈθjentes]; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most importa…
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— The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male (informally referred to as the Tuskegee Experiment or Tuskegee Syphilis Study) was a study conducted between 1932 and 1972 by the United Stat…
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“The figures were released on Monday to mark the start of National Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Week.”
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— Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Perpetrators of the crime are called sex traffickers or sometimes pimps—people who manipulate victims to engage in various …
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“The declines were most pronounced among men who have sex with men and transgender women — populations that have historically been hit the hardest.”
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“Officials say a major driver of the drop is the growing use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, or doxy-PEP, a treatment taken after sex to help prevent certain bacterial STIs.”
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“The findings build on earlier research from San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Northern California, which found doxy-PEP can significantly reduce syphilis and chlamydia rates, particularly among gay and bisexual men and transgender women.”
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“Testing and treatment are available through city clinics and other programs, including for people without insurance, the department said.”
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No sources in web search or Wikipedia confirm free STI testing/treatment availability for uninsured individuals in San Francisco.
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