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"I read online you can take a dose of doxycycline after performing oral, to ensure you don't catch anythjng. Anyone tried this? " Is this akin to time travel?: not sure taking something after the event could PREVENT something!  Still, ignoring me being pedantic, according to the NHS (in Scotland), there's no reliable evidence that doxycycline is an effective post exposure treatment. | |||
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" … Is this akin to time travel? ..." If it’s a choice between doxy and time travel, I’m plumping for time-travel. | |||
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"I read online you can take a dose of doxycycline after performing oral, to ensure you don't catch anythjng. Anyone tried this? Is this akin to time travel?: not sure taking something after the event could PREVENT something! Still, ignoring me being pedantic, according to the NHS (in Scotland), there's no reliable evidence that doxycycline is an effective post exposure treatment."Ideally within 24 hours although up to 72 hours, the bacteria needs time to replicate in the body to produce an infection and within this time frame it can be killed off | |||
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"You can take doxy prep upto 72 after having condomless sex. But best is then within 24 hours. You have to think if you take too much your immune system can b resistance to any other antibiotics. Does anyone know how long you take after condomless sex. ? " It's the bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics not your immune system | |||
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"You can take doxy prep upto 72 after having condomless sex. But best is then within 24 hours. You have to think if you take too much your immune system can b resistance to any other antibiotics. Does anyone know how long you take after condomless sex. ? It's the bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics not your immune system " Any then if passed on to someone else, will be resistant to. Unnecessary use of antibiotics is selfish, sorry no other way of saying it. | |||
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"It’s an option but isn’t guaranteed as the bacteria (gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia) aren’t guaranteed to be sensitive to it. In addition it consists of a single dosage of doxycycline 200mg which may not be enough to kill a heavy dosage of pathogens. It is generally not recommended by NHS GUM clinics and its effectiveness is still under review " It's reckoned to be around 80% effective, which is a lot better than having no protection at all. | |||
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"I read online you can take a dose of doxycycline after performing oral, to ensure you don't catch anythjng. Anyone tried this? Is this akin to time travel?: not sure taking something after the event could PREVENT something! Still, ignoring me being pedantic, according to the NHS (in Scotland), there's no reliable evidence that doxycycline is an effective post exposure treatment."This aged well 😂 | |||
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"I have a few prescriptions of it but I have only taken it once so far. I just don't think I'm active enough to warrant it. I visited the sauna twice in one weekend and took the doxy on the sunday night. Taking it after sucking one dick seems a bit excessive (the original post). ..........." It isn't excessive at all if that one dick passes an STI to you. Doxypep is now NHS approved for this type of use, it's foolish and irresponsible not to take it when available. | |||
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"I have a few prescriptions of it but I have only taken it once so far. I just don't think I'm active enough to warrant it. I visited the sauna twice in one weekend and took the doxy on the sunday night. Taking it after sucking one dick seems a bit excessive (the original post). I'm going to a nude camp in a few weeks. 200+ naked men , no phones. IF I have multiple partners in that time period I will take doxy 72 hour later. It doesn't guarantee to protect you. And I am more so worried that people will over use it tbh. The end result that we get stronger strains of STI's. It's a double edged sword. I also can't imagine that sporadically taking antibiotics is good for you in the long run. They should be taken sparingly. "Yet it has been used as Malaria prophylaxis for decades without any resistance. Would you believe that the chance of resistance is taken into account when making these clinical decisions? Or do you think it’s plucked out of thin air? | |||
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"I have a few prescriptions of it but I have only taken it once so far. I just don't think I'm active enough to warrant it. I visited the sauna twice in one weekend and took the doxy on the sunday night. Taking it after sucking one dick seems a bit excessive (the original post). I'm going to a nude camp in a few weeks. 200+ naked men , no phones. IF I have multiple partners in that time period I will take doxy 72 hour later. It doesn't guarantee to protect you. And I am more so worried that people will over use it tbh. The end result that we get stronger strains of STI's. It's a double edged sword. I also can't imagine that sporadically taking antibiotics is good for you in the long run. They should be taken sparingly.
Yet it has been used as Malaria prophylaxis for decades without any resistance. Would you believe that the chance of resistance is taken into account when making these clinical decisions? Or do you think it’s plucked out of thin air? "The malaria parasite is not a bacteria unlike gonorrhea that is bacterial and is showing resistance to doxycycline | |||
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"I have a few prescriptions of it but I have only taken it once so far. I just don't think I'm active enough to warrant it. I visited the sauna twice in one weekend and took the doxy on the sunday night. Taking it after sucking one dick seems a bit excessive (the original post). I'm going to a nude camp in a few weeks. 200+ naked men , no phones. IF I have multiple partners in that time period I will take doxy 72 hour later. It doesn't guarantee to protect you. And I am more so worried that people will over use it tbh. The end result that we get stronger strains of STI's. It's a double edged sword. I also can't imagine that sporadically taking antibiotics is good for you in the long run. They should be taken sparingly.
Yet it has been used as Malaria prophylaxis for decades without any resistance. Would you believe that the chance of resistance is taken into account when making these clinical decisions? Or do you think it’s plucked out of thin air? "I'm well aware of the risk vs reward taken into consideration when prescribing meds as I work in healthcare. I will add though that I havnt asked for a single prescription of doxy - it's just handed out with my prep prescription every 3 months. This is from an Aussie gov website - but the same can be found anywhere. "May contribute to antibiotic resistance in your body, or in the community, and reduce your future treatment options for STIs and other infections. This may be important for people with weakened immune systems or chronic diseases, as they are more likely to have frequent or severe bacterial infections." Obviously all meds come with Potential risks and side affects. My point was , not to take them on a whim after every bj. I know from experience that many guys are taking it like tic tacs - which is not how it's prescribed. Also, the studies only have data taking the drug as prescribed. The clinical decision you speak of also goes on the assumption it will be taken as prescribed. Have you considered that ? 
And you can't compare malaria to an sti and draw conclusions. It's not how it works. And anyway, malaria is caused by a parasite and isn't bacterial or a virus.
All I was saying was to be careful with it. Talk to your doctor as I have with mine. | |||
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"I usually take 200 mg of Doxy-PEP (doxycycline ) to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections within 72 hours after condomless sex and never catch any infection. Same with Prep. Yes, misuse of Doxy-PEP can develop antibiotic resistant and it's important to go for regular screening/tests and interviews in sexual health clinic. " I've paid for Doxypep previously, so am quite happy that they're now giving it to me for free. | |||
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"…As for use after purely one bout of oral that’s unnecessary Theoretically STIs can be caught from oral sex. But when you think of the thousands of men in here routinely swallowing spunk and the many thousands more of men and women out there doing the same then if oral was a good way to catch something STIs would be at epidemic levels Yet they are not. It’s penetrative sex is the main way they are passed on… " There’s a cadre of users on this site [nearly always bisexual or married men as it happens] who seem to come to these threads to minimise the risks of STIs being caught by oral sex. I don’t really know why this is - but I strongly imagine it’s a want to feel secure and not feel testing is actually necessary for their own situations and the way they practise their sex (ie condoms for oral, condoms for anal.) Nobody denies that condomless penetrative sex (anal or vaginal) is the highest vector of STI transmission. But I’d love these know-it-alls to come to my sexual health panel and tell the medical professionals that they are fantasising about STIs being passed on by oral sex or that oral transmission isn’t often an important vector of cases by their newly registering patients. We even had a user in this Forum wanting to claim to be an NHS GP and spouting shit like this in recent weeks. ALL READERS ARE URGED TO GET SEXUAL HEALTH ADVICE DIRECTLY FROM THEIR OWN DOCTORS not random anonymous profiles on the FabGuys forum whose motivations can seem perverse. Saying taking doxycycline after one bout of condomless oral sex is “unnecessary” is not the answer any medical professional will give you. They will always tell you to be safer rather than sorry. It often depends on your prevalence and past infection history too. Saying that catching an STI from oral sex is only “theoretical” is palpably wrong and actually quite dangerous. This disinformation is more than worrying. | |||
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"STI clinics now give it out routinely. As for use after purely one bout of oral that’s unnecessary " That one cock/throat could be riddled with all sorts. | |||
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"STI clinics now give it out routinely. As for use after purely one bout of oral that’s unnecessary Theoretically STIs can be caught from oral sex. But when you think of the thousands of men in here routinely swallowing spunk and the many thousands more of men and women out there doing the same then if oral was a good way to catch something STIs would be at epidemic levels Yet they are not. It’s penetrative sex is the main way they are passed on. " Talking out your arse pal. More germs, more bacteria, more likely of blood contact in a mouth, ie people with gum disease. Sticking your cock in a mouth is no different than sticking your cock in an a hole, go educate yourself | |||
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"I have a few prescriptions of it but I have only taken it once so far. I just don't think I'm active enough to warrant it. I visited the sauna twice in one weekend and took the doxy on the sunday night. Taking it after sucking one dick seems a bit excessive (the original post). I'm going to a nude camp in a few weeks. 200+ naked men , no phones. IF I have multiple partners in that time period I will take doxy 72 hour later. It doesn't guarantee to protect you. And I am more so worried that people will over use it tbh. The end result that we get stronger strains of STI's. It's a double edged sword. I also can't imagine that sporadically taking antibiotics is good for you in the long run. They should be taken sparingly.
Yet it has been used as Malaria prophylaxis for decades without any resistance. Would you believe that the chance of resistance is taken into account when making these clinical decisions? Or do you think it’s plucked out of thin air? "It's also used for respiratory issues COPD . | |||
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" … Is this akin to time travel? ... If it’s a choice between doxy and time travel, I’m plumping for time-travel. " I only know one person who has a Delorion but it might need a new flux capacitor | |||
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"At the risk of being provocative - talk to the nurse about it next time you’re at the clinic. " Very sensible advice 👍 | |||
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"I’m currently on this for a dose of pneumonia and it’s proving difficult to shift. I’ve had the condition for weeks now and we’ve been ramping up the antibiotics over time. " Not to be alarmist, but if antibiotics haven't cleared it up in 4wks, hospital treatment may be required, especially at 65yrs old 🤔 | |||
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"What's doxy" Ask your GUM nurse at next sexual health Centre visit... 💊 | |||
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"I’m currently on this for a dose of pneumonia and it’s proving difficult to shift. I’ve had the condition for weeks now and we’ve been ramping up the antibiotics over time. Not to be alarmist, but if antibiotics haven't cleared it up in 4wks, hospital treatment may be required, especially at 65yrs old 🤔" Yep, we are into that. Done the A-Z of antibiotics. Moved into steroids.. you realise how medecine is hit and miss test, try, test again, alter dosage etc. it’s like medical ‘pin the drug tail on the patient donkey’ | |||
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"I’m currently on this for a dose of pneumonia and it’s proving difficult to shift. I’ve had the condition for weeks now and we’ve been ramping up the antibiotics over time. " I had it for phuemonia took another 2 lots of antibiotics to clear it . | |||
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"New to the doxypep thing and forgot what they said at the gum clinic. if im only receiving oral I guess I dont need to take. and anal with a condom I should be ok too. so just if im rimming, sucking or bb I take 2 after 24hrs. I think. " So - you were prescribed an important antibiotic by sexual health to limit STI spread - but you can’t remember what they said - so you’re just going to have a stab at it and hope for the best… Great. “if im only receiving oral I guess I don’t need to take” - because no-one has ever contracted gonorrhoea or chlamydia or syphilis in their throat… You can just stick your cock into any infected throat and you’ll be fine.  | |||
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"New to the doxypep thing and forgot what they said at the gum clinic. if im only receiving oral I guess I dont need to take. and anal with a condom I should be ok too. so just if im rimming, sucking or bb I take 2 after 24hrs. I think. " I personally wouldn't take it if I just had once instance of unprotected sex. A quick google will explain how and when to take it. Or read the instructions on the box lol. I had a guy text me last week to say that he has syphilis. I had met him 2 weeks prior. I had also just done an sti test a few days before the text as it was due. The chances of getting it from one instance of receiving oral/rimming are quite low. He wasn't symptomatic at the time. I'm currently negative but I will retest in a few weeks to make sure . - I did talk to my doc about it and he agreed with my logic. I'm really not going to waste energy worrying about it. But if taking antibiotics after every interaction is something you're considering I would honestly suggest doing a bit more research on STI's. They are horrible. But they're curable mostly, are often just an inconvenience and I/you know will enivetably get one eventually. It's just a numbers game. It's like driving a car all your life and not expecting to get a flat tire. STI's are not the end of the world lads. If you take doxy and it clears an STI - fun fact - you still had an sti. It will show up in tests as your blood will have antibodies. It's not a shield like a condom. It's a prophylactic. | |||
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"New to the doxypep thing and forgot what they said at the gum clinic. if im only receiving oral I guess I dont need to take. and anal with a condom I should be ok too. so just if im rimming, sucking or bb I take 2 after 24hrs. I think. So - you were prescribed an important antibiotic by sexual health to limit STI spread - but you can’t remember what they said - so you’re just going to have a stab at it and hope for the best… Great. “if im only receiving oral I guess I don’t need to take” - because no-one has ever contracted gonorrhoea or chlamydia or syphilis in their throat… You can just stick your cock into any infected throat and you’ll be fine. "in fairness you can/do get bombarded with all kinds of information, am guessing the Doxy was a secondary item he received, they may have bombarded him with info about several different vaccines or who knows what. BTW you are supposed to take two doxy no later than 24 hours after sex, anal or oral | |||
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"New to the doxypep thing and forgot what they said at the gum clinic. if im only receiving oral I guess I dont need to take. and anal with a condom I should be ok too. so just if im rimming, sucking or bb I take 2 after 24hrs. I think. So - you were prescribed an important antibiotic by sexual health to limit STI spread - but you can’t remember what they said - so you’re just going to have a stab at it and hope for the best… Great. “if im only receiving oral I guess I don’t need to take” - because no-one has ever contracted gonorrhoea or chlamydia or syphilis in their throat… You can just stick your cock into any infected throat and you’ll be fine. "If only they would invent an easy way for people to obtain an accurate answer. | |||
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"New to the doxypep thing and forgot what they said at the gum clinic. if im only receiving oral I guess I dont need to take. and anal with a condom I should be ok too. so just if im rimming, sucking or bb I take 2 after 24hrs. I think. I personally wouldn't take it if I just had once instance of unprotected sex. A quick google will explain how and when to take it. Or read the instructions on the box lol. I had a guy text me last week to say that he has syphilis. I had met him 2 weeks prior. I had also just done an sti test a few days before the text as it was due. The chances of getting it from one instance of receiving oral/rimming are quite low. He wasn't symptomatic at the time. I'm currently negative but I will retest in a few weeks to make sure . - I did talk to my doc about it and he agreed with my logic. I'm really not going to waste energy worrying about it. But if taking antibiotics after every interaction is something you're considering I would honestly suggest doing a bit more research on STI's. They are horrible. But they're curable mostly, are often just an inconvenience and I/you know will enivetably get one eventually. It's just a numbers game. It's like driving a car all your life and not expecting to get a flat tire. STI's are not the end of the world lads. If you take doxy and it clears an STI - fun fact - you still had an sti. It will show up in tests as your blood will have antibodies. It's not a shield like a condom. It's a prophylactic. " A condom is a prophylactic. | |||
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"It’s an option but isn’t guaranteed as the bacteria (gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia) aren’t guaranteed to be sensitive to it. In addition it consists of a single dosage of doxycycline 200mg which may not be enough to kill a heavy dosage of pathogens. It is generally not yrecommended by NHS GUM clinics and its effectiveness is still under review " That’s simply not true - doxypep is now prescribed by many NHS GUM clinics all over the UK because there is clinical evidence that single dose doxycycline has a level of effectiveness at preventing syohilis and chlamydia if taken soon after sex. At that stage there would not be a “heavy” dosage of bacteria which probably explains the effectiveness. | |||
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"Doxy for oral seems unnecessary, the risks are vanishingly low ( I’m a slag who’s fucked and sucked hundreds or not thousands of guys over the years) I am top only and BB only - because of my age I don’t fuck that regularly, but when I do Doxy seems to work - although as with any antibiotics sparing use obviously better. Up till taking Doxy I was getting STIs every 1-2 years , and that resulted in very large antibiotic use. So a small dose of antibiotics a couple of times a months or a large dose every couple of years. Also when I do fuck it’s often crusing or at saunas where a bottom may have taken multiple loads so more risky " Your bottom paragraph makes a good point. If you're the top under these circumstances, you're probably more at risk from whoever went just before you rather than the guy you're fucking. Some people seem to think the risks for tops is minimal, and that's not always the case. | |||
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"What's doxy" Doxy pep is a post sex tablet you take to prevent STIs As opposed to prep which you take before sex to protect from HIV | |||
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"Doxycycline I was on it other month for respiratory illness , " Same here mate. | |||
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