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Yes. Although many studies have failed to show a significant link between antibiotic use while on hormonal BC and accidental pregnancy, there is anecdotal evidence of this being true. Because of a lack of definitive understanding, many, many doctors and pharmacists urge the use of barrier method contraception during the course of your antibiotics. Antibiotics can affect the way your body metabolizes the hormones, especially estrogen, so the idea of breakthrough bleeding is possible. When you miss pills, you will often have this bleeding, due to the lack of circulating hormones. When you have a breakthrough bleed while on antibiotics, it is probably true that your antibiotics have affected the pill. Mini-pill users and extremely low-dose pill users are especially susceptible to this.
What else can I help you with?
Birth control's affect on teens that just began puberty and are taking pills?
You should not mix pills with your birth control pills. This candamage your insides or cause your birth control to be ineffective. Mixing pills is dangerous.
Can you overdose on birth control pills?
You can't kill yourself with birth control pills. An overdose will also not cause abortion or infertility.
What are the effects of overdosing on birth control pills?
An overdose of birth control pills could cause nausea and breast tenderness. It will not kill you, cause an abortion, or make you infertile.
Can birth control pills cause liver damage?
Yes.
Will taking someone elses birth control pill make you infertile?
Birth control pills do not cause infertility.
Can birth control cause heavy menstrual bleeding Should I continue taking my birth control?
Birth control pills should stop your menstrual bleeding. I would suggest you stop the pills and talk to your doctor
How can birth control make you gain weight?
Despite old wives' tales to the contrary, birth control pills do not cause weight gain. Patients on birth control pills and patients not on birth control in controlled studies both gained weight.
Are you allergic to birth control pills?
I am not allergic to birth control pills.
What are the signs if wife is taking birth control pills?
Packet of birth control pills on the kitchen counter, receipts from the pharmacy for birth control pills, or your wife asking, "Have you seen my birth control pills?"
Are synthetic birth control pills a narcotic?
No, birth control pills are not narcotics.
Does the birth control pill cause ovarian cancer?
It appears that birth control pills lower the lifelong risk of ovarian cancer.
Can i post birth control pills by USPS?
It is legal to mail birth control pills.
