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Can birth control prevent std's?

9 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

One: The only birth control that can prevent against STDs is the condom.

Dr Livingston and 6 doctors agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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Condoms can: Hormonal birth control methods, while effective in preventing pregnancy, don't prevent stds. Use a condom along with hormonal method with a hormonal method if you are at risk for stds.

Answered 2/7/2013

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Me and my bf have gotten tested for STD and any other thing and we're great! But do we have to still use condoms? Is it ok to just use birth control?

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Have a thickened endometrium & mild-persistent abnormal bleeding, no stds, no cancer. Now on birth control but bleeding won't stop. Help stopping it.

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What birth control is right for me? I am a 20 year old who is looking to get birth control for the first time. I have only one partner and only have had one so std's are not a worry. I have tried the pill before but it made me very sick. Nauseous and dizz

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