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Old 01-26-2006, 05:57 PM   #1
EricaMarie
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pill and antibiotics?

Dr. told me to take amoxicillin (antibiotics)for the next 10 days ( strep throat..yuck! ). She also said that it will "decrease the effectiveness of [my] birth control pills."
1. What does this mean????
2. Should I use a back-up method , like condoms for awhile? How long?
3. Will this make my period start early or something?

Just curious about what to expect!

please and thank you!

p.s.- i tired posting a simmilar thread in a different section, with no replies. Hopefully I'll get some here!
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Old 01-26-2006, 06:06 PM   #2
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Re: pill and antibiotics?

Yes, use a condom. You're more likely to get pregnant while using anitbiotics if you're on the pill. And your period shouldn't start early.

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Old 01-26-2006, 06:58 PM   #3
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Re: pill and antibiotics?

i just went to the doctor recently too
and he gave me macrobid.....
and i asked him if i could get pregnant while on antibiotics cause i heard that birth control wont work.

and he said it was a myth, that the doctors used to tell everyone that but now they think that it was all ********
lol
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Old 01-26-2006, 07:12 PM   #4
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Re: pill and antibiotics?

Okay, well, now I dont know what to think.
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Old 01-26-2006, 07:41 PM   #5
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Re: pill and antibiotics?

Well, when I was recently on Macrobid, my doctor told me to use condoms. It may be unnecessary after all, but it's better to be safe than sorry in my opinion.
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