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What medications lessen the effectivness of my birth control?
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Antibiotics: Many antibiotics decrease effectiveness of birth control pills and if someone is taking both at the same time, they should use condoms consistently for one month following completion of antibiotics to be safe
Answered 9/12/2017
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