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Re: [Birth Control] Prednisolone and BCPs - any effect?
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 13:48:12 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 31 Jan 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Hi, I was just prescribed prednisolone (the doctor told me it's a
>steroid) for acute laryngitis, but I forgot to tell him I'm on BCPs.
>Does this affect the efficacy of the BCPs?

Probably not in the short term use. If on steroids for months on end it might.
Should I use a backup till >the next cycle?

It wouldn't harm anythoing to do it.
>
>Thanks for your time.

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