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Antibiotics and birth control. does it affect each other? what about depo? if it did, would there be symptoms? there are so many contradicting facts.
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Contraception: There seems to be a lot of evidence that antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives (but not depo). There are no symptoms that the contraceptive function is compromised. A good idea would be to use barrier-type contraceptives (condom/diaphragm) during the month in which you are taking antibiotics. Resume regular contraceptive methods the following month.
Answered 10/23/2017
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