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A member asked:
I have had ovarian cysts for over a year now. can antibiotics be used to treat them? currently on a birth control pill
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No: Unfortunately antibiotics will not help the cysts. Were you put on the birth control pill prior to the cysts?
Answered 3/8/2015
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