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A member asked:
Im taking 2 kinds of antibotics, and just starting taking birth control pills, so will they work?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Use back up: Birth control like condoms for this month or longer if u have to take the antibiotics longer.
Answered 8/31/2012
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