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A member asked:

If low dose antibiotics are taken only after sex, does this impact birth control?

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Very possible: You may want to check with the doctor who prescribed the antibiotics and tell him/her that you are taking birth control pills. They will know whether or not it the antibiotics will affect their efficacy. You may want to use a condom during sex until you do so, just to be safe.

Answered 7/5/2013

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