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Sexually
Transmitted Diseases > Expedited Partner
Therapy
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is the clinical practice of treating the sex partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea by providing prescriptions or medications to the patient to take to his/her partner without the health care provider first examining the partner. Review and GuidanceExpedited Partner Therapy in the Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (2 February 2006) Dear Colleague Letter from John M. Douglas, Jr., MD., Director, Division of STD Prevention (12 May 2005) Legal StatusLegal Status of EPT by Jurisdiction Dear Colleague Letter from John M. Douglas, Jr., MD., Director, Division of STD Prevention on the legal status of EPT (19 December 2006) EPT Resources from States
Other Resources
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