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Can antibiotics make you skip a period?

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Probably not : If you are on birth control meds and sexually active taking antibiotics can make the birth control pill not work. If you skipped a period you may be pregnant. Get a pregnancy test to be sure.

Dr Harris and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/1/2013

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