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Re: Cipro/Birth Control Pill

From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:01:13 -0500 (CDT)


It might have been related to the anitbiotic. You should have continued wiht the treatment, though. Use backup contraception as well.

At Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Andrea wrote: >
>I was recently put on Cipro for a urinary tract infection, and noticed
>some spotting a few days after starting it. I immediately discarded the
>remainder of the prescription, but I am still spotting 2 weeks later. I
>have already taken two pregnancy tests, which returned negative. I was
>wondering if the Cipro may have interfered with my Birth Control Pill,
>Ortho-Cyclen 6x28. If not, what else could it possibly be?

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James Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine

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