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Will garlic pills make birth control pills less effective?
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Nobody knows: A normal, healthy woman taking birth control pills probably won't have altered effectiveness of her birth control pills if she takes typical doses of over-the-counter garlic pills. However, garlic pills are not FDA approved medications, and so nobody knows for sure what is in a "garlic pill" nor what that pill does to the body. One should discuss with her doctor why she would need a "garlic pill."
Answered 4/17/2018
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