Antibiotics & BC

[Unkle_John]

JuJu didn't have time to get online and post, but she's been on antibiotics for the past few days and I think last night was her last dose. Now we've read up on what interacts with her birth control pills (Errin), but no where can we find how long you are suppose to use a secondary contraceptive. I thought I saw somewhere online that two days after taking the last antibiotic pill.

We just don't want to have an accident before we are ready to start a family (in about 2-3 years I think).

Anyone know for sure?

[dcochran5]

This from "ask a doc"....


You need to assume your entire month of pills are potentially affected by taking antibiotics, and use a back up method until you start your next pill pack.


Hope it helps...... :heff2:

[Unkle_John]

Thanks a lot.

Hmm... yall better start taking bets on how long we can hold out on a back-up method. :D

[dcochran5]

good luck!! ;)

[Hippie Staff]

Antibiotics and Birth Control: Fact or Fiction?

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Women have been hearing stories for years about how taking penicillin or other antibiotics can interfere with the effectiveness of birth control pills. However, according to the Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.com/), a leading healthcare facility, no large, long-range studies have proven antibiotics to cause major interference with the pill. Only one antibiotic, rifampin, has shown to definitively cause loss of effectiveness.

Of course, a small percentage of women may experience decreased effectiveness with the use of other antibiotics, so doctors usually advise all women to use a condom (http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Birth_Control_Condom) or other backup method of birth control while on antibiotics. There is no way of knowing if you are in that percentage until it is too late. New versions of the birth control pill in low-dose form may be more prone to decreased effectiveness.

Antibiotics are thought to interfere with the metabolization of birth control pills. Birth control pills are usually given a 95 to 99 percent effectiveness rate. The studies that have been done show a very small difference in effectiveness. Usually the difference is less than 1 percent.

A partner taking antibiotics will not interfere with a woman’s use of birth control pills.

http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Antibiotics_and_Birth_Control

[Buffalo Head '75]

A partner taking antibiotics will not interfere with a woman’s use of birth control pills.


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