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Will zithromax affect my depo birth control? do i need to use a back up method?

Q: will zithromax affect my depo birth control? do i need to use a back up method?

: Azithromycin is not likely to have any effect. Indeed, this is an overblown problem online and elsewhere: antibiotics almost never interfere with hormanal birth control. It's a theoretical concern with very few actual occurrences.

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Azithromycin is not likely to have any effect. Indeed, this is an overblown problem online and elsewhere: antibiotics almost never interfere with hormanal birth control. It's a theoretical concern with very few actual occurrences.

Answered 5/1/2021

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Will zithromax affect my depo birth control? do i need to use a back up method?

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