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Does chlamydia medicine affect birth control pills?
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Chlamydia: Medication used in the treatment of chlamydia has no effect on birth control pills
Answered 6/6/2017
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Antibiotics: Antibiotics can affect birth control and possibly decrease their effectiveness to 97 or 98% from 99. So even though they are still very effective, I always recommend adding condoms to sex when on antibiotics as you do not want to be in the 1%. Best wishes.
Answered 9/28/2016
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