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Is the antibiotic keflex one of the antibiotics that weaken the effectiveness of birth control? if so, by how much?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Urban myth: The problem of antibiotics interfering with hormonal birth control (pill, insert, hormone shots) is very rare -- mostly a theoretical problem. It's not quite an urban myth, but it's very rare. In theory cephalexin (Keflex) could do this, but it's so rare you really needn't worry.

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Answered 9/14/2019

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