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Do antibiotics make birth control ineffective?
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Yes: Women on contraceptives are advised to use an alternate method of birth control whenever they take antibiotics. They should use the alternate method throughout the course of antibiotics & through the end of current pack of pills.
Answered 10/4/2016
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