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Could all types of birth control prevent sexually transmitted infections (stis)?

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No: Most forms of birth coontrol are designed to prevent pregnancy and are not effective to prevent stds. Condoms may give some protection.

Answered 5/13/2014

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Dr. Alfredo Nieves answered

Specializes in Gynecology

No: Birth control pills by no means is protective for any std. Condoms on the other hand are protective. The best protection for std is monogamy.

Answered 3/9/2015

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NO!: The birth control method that protects best against pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease is abstinence; barrier methods (condoms) offer some std protection but not complete. Other birth control methods like the pill, iuds, Depo-Provera (shot), patch, and tubal ligation offer no protection against sexually transmitted diseases.

Answered 9/28/2016

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