Question 1

can you take tetracycline when you have oral contraceptive pills?

Accepted Answer

In general,: I tell patients to use a back up method like a condom for 9-10 days after stopping another medication like an antibiotic.  It is unlikely that most antibiotics will reduce the effectiveness of your birth control, but be on the safe side and use another form for now.  Keep taking the pills.

Question 2

want to know if it's safe to take phytoestrogen for premenopausal symptoms and oral contraceptive pills at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Not good: So called phytoestrogens are inconsistent but if they work it is due to supplying more estrogen--and the ocs already give mmore estrogen than your ovaries produced when you were younger. Therefore, not a good idea.

Question 3

i'm planning to take 21days oral contraceptive pills just for a month since we are on a ldr relationship of my partner. is there any bad effects?

Accepted Answer

Birth control: Before you start birth control your doctor should meet with you to make sure you are an appropriate candidate with no medical conditions that exclude you from being able to take them. I think you are asking if it is ok to take previously described birth control pills for a short duration of time. If you were told you can take birth control then there is no safety issue only taking them for 1 month

Question 4

is it okay to take citrulline malate (100%) as a pre workout whilst on oral contraceptive pills?

Accepted Answer

Don't bother.: Save your money.  There is no decent, independent study of sufficient size and quality to say that it will do anything for you, good or bad.  Any study has been on only a handful of subjects.  (less than 50 for the effect tested for). You make plenty of your own citrulline already. See http://www.lifescript.com/health/centers/alzheimers/alternative_treatments/citrulline.aspx

Question 5

hi do men take oral contraceptive pills aswell thank you?

Accepted Answer

Transgendered: There is nothing in your file to indicate why a man would want to take oral contraceptives. Are you asking because you are transgendered and want to change genders? If you are not asking because you want to become a female then the answer is no. There is no reason to take estrogen and progresterones if you are a man. Birth control pills would not be used in a man.

Question 6

can you prevent being pregnant if you regularly take oral contraceptive pills after having unprotected sex? if so, when will you stop taking it

Accepted Answer

Birth control: Yes birth control does prevent pregnancy when having unprotected sex. It depends on how long you have been taking the birth control pills, have you been taking them around the same time everyday consistently, it also depends what type of birth control you are taking. I would talk to a doctor to decide which one works best for you.

Question 7

im taking combined oral contraceptive pills, is it okay if i also take vitamins c tablets? or will it have an effect to my coc pills if i drink vitamins?

Accepted Answer

: There is no reduction in effective birth control by taking vitamins.  Check with your physicians, because some vitamins taken in excess can cause disease.

Question 8

do you really need to take oral contraceptive pills every night or depends on what particular time you started taking it? i took it 2:33 pm. is it ok

Accepted Answer

For the most: Effectiveness bc pills should be taken at the same time every day , it can be off by 1-2 hrs, if occasionally it is off by more than that usually it should be ok, if u miss an entire day , take 2 the next day and use backup birth control the rest of that cycle.

Question 9

is oral contraceptive pills good to take to regulate periods? is it effective in for irregular periods?

Accepted Answer

Oral contraceptives: Can be helpful in regulating irregular periods. See your gynecologist for recommendations.

Question 10

im taking combined oral contraceptive pills since april 2021. now i have colds/clogged nose, will it be just fine if i take medicine to treat my colds? can the coc pills still be effective & protect me, even if i take meds to treat my clogged nose?

Accepted Answer

: It's fine to use decongestant whole on Birth control, and no, it will not alter efficacy. You can also try intranasal sprays which may work much  better and certainly don't interfere with your meds. May your nose breath easier after this answer!

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Want to know if it's safe to take phytoestrogen for premenopausal symptoms and oral contraceptive pills at the same time?

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I'm planning to take 21days oral contraceptive pills just for a month since we are on a ldr relationship of my partner. is there any bad effects?

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Is it okay to take citrulline malate (100%) as a pre workout whilst on oral contraceptive pills?

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Hi do men take oral contraceptive pills aswell thank you?

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Can you prevent being pregnant if you regularly take oral contraceptive pills after having unprotected sex? if so, when will you stop taking it

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Im taking combined oral contraceptive pills, is it okay if i also take vitamins c tablets? or will it have an effect to my coc pills if i drink vitamins?

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Do you really need to take oral contraceptive pills every night or depends on what particular time you started taking it? i took it 2:33 pm. is it ok

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Is oral contraceptive pills good to take to regulate periods? is it effective in for irregular periods?

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Im taking combined oral contraceptive pills since april 2021. now i have colds/clogged nose, will it be just fine if i take medicine to treat my colds? can the coc pills still be effective & protect me, even if i take meds to treat my clogged nose?

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