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I have read that soy products interfere with birth control. do i avoid soy and soy products? or is it only in large amounts over a long period?

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Dr. Irving Harper answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Volume: Soy products have phytoestrogens that can mimic the estrogen in your birth control pills. As long as you do not eat large volumes of soy prducts this should not be a problem. Make sure you evaluate other food items you eat for their estogen content, such as yams, licorice, and black cohosh.

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Answered 11/11/2017

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