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Will metronidazole 500 mg decrease the effectiveness of my birth control?

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Yes, it might.: Please use condoms (which you should be doing anyway) and think about refraining from sex while you're on the medication and for 10 days after, to be extra careful.

Answered 2/25/2015

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