Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is when a health care provider gives extra medicine or prescriptions to a patient to give to their sex partners as treatment for a sexually transmitted infection (STI). It lets those partners be treated without seeing a health care provider first. This clinical strategy helps prevent repeat infection in the original patient.
In New York State, EPT is allowed for:
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhea
- Trichomoniasis
When using EPT, health care providers must:
- Give the patient EPT educational materials to give to their sex partners
- Advise patients to encourage their partners to read the materials before taking the medicine
Learn more about EPT.
If you are a health care provider and have questions or concerns about EPT, email ept@health.nyc.gov.
