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A member asked:

Does gingko biloba lower the effectiveness of birth control pills? i keep hearing yes and no, which worries me. i have so far stopped taking ginko.

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Yes: Ginko interferes with the livers metabolism of certain medications. Estrogen is one of those substances that needs to be processed by the liver. Don't take ginko with birth control pills.

Answered 5/3/2013

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