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Does doxycycline reduce the effectiveness of birth control?
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Maybe: There have been reports of oral birth control pills containing estrogen failing with tetracyclines (eg doxycycline), but no conclusive evidence (from lexicomp interaction report for ortho tricyclen and doxycycline).
Answered 6/25/2020
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