Q: will the antibiotic cipro (ciprofloxacin) interact with birth control pills?

Maybe : Cipro (ciprofloxacin) may decrease ocp efficacy.

Q: do antibiotics affect birth control, specifically iuds? i'm on cipro (ciprofloxacin) and have a mirena iud.

Not to worry: All IUDs prevent pregnancy, and antibiotics don't interfere with them. Mirena (levonorgestrel) combines the usual action of an IUD with the hormonal effects of the progesterone-type drug included with it. A few antibiotics can affect the hormone's effectiveness, but most won't, including ciprofloxacin.

Q: i am taking gianvi(birth control generic for yaz). will cipro, (ciprofloxacin) cephalexin, or a zpack effect my birth control?

BCP interaction: Hi, Yes, most Antibiotics could decrease the efficacy of birth control pill, therefore while on Antibiotics better use other measures like condom.

Q: i am taking ortho tri cyclen and just finished my cipro antibiotics i was taking 500 mg twice a day . is my birth control effected?

Yes: Many antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin, lower the effectiveness of birth control pills. It is recommended to use condoms in addition to birth control pills while taking antibiotics and for the month following.

Q: after antibiotic cipro (ciprofloxacin) should i wait 7 days for sex or wait until after 7 active birth control pills. because i am on my period pills.

Wait for antibiotics: Wait until you are back on your active birth control pills for at least a week. Many sources recommend an alternate or additional source of contraception (ie. condom) for a MONTH after finishing antibiotics for optimal protection. Thanks for a great question.

Question 1

can cipro interact with the birth control apri 28?

Accepted Answer

No: Cipro is not one of the antibiotics that affects birth control

Question 2

can the antibiotic cipro interfere with birth control or cause spotting? thanks

Accepted Answer

Not likely: to decrease the effectiveness of the birth control. Using a condom could be a good backup to be extra sure.

Question 3

will taking lactulose, colace and cipro (ciprofloxacin) clash with taking junel fe birth control? and if meds aren't working what should i do with these?

Accepted Answer

Cipro (ciprofloxacin) an issue: Antibiotics are known to sometimes affect the birth control function. Use secondary protection during your time on them. The other medications are for constipation and should not be a problem. Drink plenty of water and make sure you have lots of fiber in your diet - popcorn, veges, fortified cereal. May also consider adding Beneful to daily routine if dietary fiber hard to get.

Question 4

does cipro make loestrin 24 fe less effective? i am currently taking loestrin 24 fe and was put on cipro for a uti.  my doctor never told me to use a back up method of birth control.  i have been told that cipro is an antibiotic that has not been proven t

Accepted Answer

There : There has been much debate over this topic and there is no concrete evidence either way. Every doctor has there own philosophy regarding back up contraception while on oral contraceptives and gaking antibiotics. I personally do not think it is necessary but others may. If you want to be very cautious then go ahead and use a back up method while on antibiotics.
Take care.

Question 5

will the medicine cipro or a vaccination affect my implanon birth control? i'm 22 years old. i have been on implanon since last november. i haven't had a period since. then i started spotting, which was later revealed to be related to an uti. i started to

Accepted Answer

I : I think that your Implanon should be working just fine.  I couldn't find any articles directly addressing the question of Ciprofloxacin and the Progesterone in implanon, but i did find a study that showed no lessened effect of an oral birth control pill and Ciprofloxacin (see below). There is no interaction with vaccinations.  No worries!

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no interaction between Ciprofloxacin and an oral contraceptive.
Scholten pc, droppert rm, zwinkels mg, moesker hl, nauta jj, hoepelman im.
Source
department of gynaecology and obstetrics, university hospital of utrecht, 3584 cx utrecht, the netherlands.
Abstract
several antibiotics have been reported to lessen the ovarian suppression produced by oral contraceptive agents, as a result of drug interactions. The present investigation was designed to study the likelihood of the occurrence of any such interaction between the fluoroquinolone antibiotic Ciprofloxacin (ciproxin) at a dosage of 500 mg twice a day and the "low-dose" oral contraceptive marvelon (30 microgram of ethinyl Estradiol [ee] plus 150 microgram of desogestrel). Twenty-four healthy female volunteers were studied in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized crossover trial. There were no significant differences between measurements of the area under the concentration-time curve of ee up to 24 h after oral contraceptive intake during placebo and Ciprofloxacin administration on days 11 and 16 of the cycles, indicating the absence of pharmacokinetic interaction. Similarly, no clinically significant differences in the levels of sex hormone binding globulin were found between the placebo and Ciprofloxacin cycles, indicating no major variation in ee levels during Ciprofloxacin and placebo treatment. Ten subjects in each of the placebo and Ciprofloxacin groups had early-follicular-phase levels of 17-beta Estradiol (<184 ng/liter) at one or more points during their cycles, but none had values above the early-follicular-phase range, indicating no significant ovarian activity. In addition, all subjects had Progesterone levels of <2 ng/ml, indicating the absence of ovulation. Only two subjects, who received the placebo, had evidence of sustained follicular growth to a potentially ovulatory follicle ( approximately 18 mm). We conclude that Ciprofloxacin does not interfere with the ovarian suppression produced by the low-dose oral contraceptive marvelon.

Question 6

will the antibiotic cipro (ciprofloxacin) interact with birth control pills?

Accepted Answer

Maybe : Cipro (ciprofloxacin) may decrease ocp efficacy.

Question 7

do antibiotics affect birth control, specifically iuds? i'm on cipro (ciprofloxacin) and have a mirena iud.

Accepted Answer

Not to worry: All IUDs prevent pregnancy, and antibiotics don't interfere with them. Mirena (levonorgestrel) combines the usual action of an IUD with the hormonal effects of the progesterone-type drug included with it. A few antibiotics can affect the hormone's effectiveness, but most won't, including ciprofloxacin.

Question 8

i am taking gianvi(birth control generic for yaz). will cipro, (ciprofloxacin) cephalexin, or a zpack effect my birth control?

Accepted Answer

BCP interaction: Hi, Yes, most Antibiotics could decrease the efficacy of birth control pill, therefore while on Antibiotics better use other measures like condom.

Question 9

i am taking ortho tri cyclen and just finished my cipro antibiotics i was taking 500 mg twice a day . is my birth control effected?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Many antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin, lower the effectiveness of birth control pills. It is recommended to use condoms in addition to birth control pills while taking antibiotics and for the month following.

Question 10

after antibiotic cipro (ciprofloxacin) should i wait 7 days for sex or wait until after 7 active birth control pills. because i am on my period pills.

Accepted Answer

Wait for antibiotics: Wait until you are back on your active birth control pills for at least a week. Many sources recommend an alternate or additional source of contraception (ie. condom) for a MONTH after finishing antibiotics for optimal protection. Thanks for a great question.

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Can cipro interact with the birth control apri 28?

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Can the antibiotic cipro interfere with birth control or cause spotting? thanks

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Will taking lactulose, colace and cipro (ciprofloxacin) clash with taking junel fe birth control? and if meds aren't working what should i do with these?

A member asked:

Does cipro make loestrin 24 fe less effective? i am currently taking loestrin 24 fe and was put on cipro for a uti. my doctor never told me to use a back up method of birth control. i have been told that cipro is an antibiotic that has not been proven t

A member asked:

Will the medicine cipro or a vaccination affect my implanon birth control? i'm 22 years old. i have been on implanon since last november. i haven't had a period since. then i started spotting, which was later revealed to be related to an uti. i started to

A member asked:

Will the antibiotic cipro (ciprofloxacin) interact with birth control pills?

A member asked:

Do antibiotics affect birth control, specifically iuds? i'm on cipro (ciprofloxacin) and have a mirena iud.

A member asked:

I am taking gianvi(birth control generic for yaz). will cipro, (ciprofloxacin) cephalexin, or a zpack effect my birth control?

A member asked:

I am taking ortho tri cyclen and just finished my cipro antibiotics i was taking 500 mg twice a day . is my birth control effected?

A member asked:

After antibiotic cipro (ciprofloxacin) should i wait 7 days for sex or wait until after 7 active birth control pills. because i am on my period pills.

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