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Can antibiotics for chylamdia mess with your birth control?
12 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: The usual antibiotics used for chlamydia will interfere with the birth control pill. You are always safest to assume that any antibiotic you may be taking will decrease the effectiveness of the pill and you should use some additional backup contraception during that cycle.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Possible: Antibiotics can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills. I recommend using a second method of birth control while on the antibiotics. Consult with your.
Answered 5/1/2016
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Yup: In general antibiotics reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills.
Answered 5/1/2016
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