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Re: [Birth Control] Stopping BC temporarily
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 9 Mar 2003 14:59:09 -0600 (CST)
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Shouldn't be a problem stopping the pill. I question the 30% drop in effectiveness. There is some indicaiton that there is no change whatsoever but this may be one side of a 2 sided discussion.Dr.M
At Sat, 8 Mar 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I have been taking Ortho Tri-Cycline for about 2 1/2 years now. I was
>recently exposed to someone with TB at my school and have to take course
>of antibiotics to make sure that I won't get TB. I will have to take
>the antibiotics for several months, and the doctor has told me that the
>antibiotic I will be on reduces the effectiveness of birth control pills
>by 30%. Is there any harm in stopping the birth control pills for
>around 9 months and then starting them again later on? I know that I
>could just take them while taking my antibiotics and use a back up birth
>control, but I have been contemplating going of the BC anyway due to
>weight gain I have noticed since taking them. I just was wondering if
>this will be bad for my body or if I wouldn't be able to go back on them
>later if I wanted. Thanks for your help!
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