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Me and my girlfriend had unprotected sex today and i pulled out. she is on apri birth control but has been on antibiotics since sunday. are we ok?

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Depends: Unprotected sex always carries the risk of pregnancy, even under the best circumstances. It also depends what antibiotics she has been taking, as only some will affect the efficacy of her birth control. When in doubt - do a pregnancy test!

Answered 10/4/2016

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