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Sex work is strongly associated with syphilis, with FSWs representing 38% of syphilis cases among Japanese women in 2021. Despite doxycycline\u2019s proven effectiveness in preventing bacterial STIs, its efficacy in high-risk cisgender women remains inconclusive, highlighting the need for targeted STI prevention strategies in this population.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We investigated the effectiveness of doxycycline pre-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPrEP) in preventing STIs and its impact on vaginal flora among FSWs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Participants and methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This retrospective study included 40 FSWs aged \u226518 years who initiated doxyPrEP (100\u2005mg\/day) for STI prevention at a private clinic in Tokyo, Japan, between 1 October 2022 and 14 November 2023. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, bacterial vaginosis (BV), and vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) were estimated using fixed-effects Poisson regression models. Adherence, side effects, and satisfaction were evaluated through follow-up clinical evaluations.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Overall STI incidence significantly declined from 232.3 to 79.2\/100 person-years following doxyPrEP initiation (IRR\u200a=\u200a0.33, P\u200a=\u200a0.020). The reduction in chlamydia showed marginal statistical significance (IRR\u200a=\u200a0.35, P\u200a=\u200a0.056), and syphilis cases dropped to zero. Gonorrhoea, BV, and VVC incidence showed no significant changes. Follow-up clinical evaluations indicated high adherence to doxyPrEP, no serious adverse events, and high satisfaction with doxyPrEP.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>DoxyPrEP significantly reduced the overall STI incidence among FSWs without increasing other vaginal infections.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jacamr\/dlaf054","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,9]],"date-time":"2025-04-09T06:13:46Z","timestamp":1744179226000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Doxycycline pre-exposure prophylaxis prevents sexually transmitted infections without affecting vaginal bacterial flora in female sex workers"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Seitaro","family":"Abe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"AIDS Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute 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