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I want to start a treatment for hashimoto's disease that would include taking myo-inositol (which some people take for infertility) and selenium. will taking these reduce the effectiveness of my birth control? i take a generic form of ocella?
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Medications mentioned will not have significant effect on combination oral BCP's.
Answered 8/16/2021
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