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Re: Effects on birth control pill from antibiotics and spotting

From: lauren (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 May 2003 00:39:42 -0500 (CDT)

At Fri, 30 May 2003, Mary wrote: >
>I recently began taking the birth control pill Yasmin. About 2 days
>into my first pill pack I started taking antibiotics for 7 days. Then
>about 3 weeks into the first pill pack I began spotting. I got my
>period while on the placebo pills as scheduled, but 3 days into my 2nd
>pill pack I had unprotected sex. Will the pill be effective at this
>point or should I be concerned about pregnancy due to the previous
>antibiotics and spotting?
>
>--
>Mary Clark
>

not only should u be concerned becuase you were on antibiotics, you shoudl also be concerned because BCPS don't become 100% reliable until after at least 1 and a half cycles. You have two strikes against you, not to mention the risk of stds. best of luck. 

--
Lauren


I'm not a doctor but have a background in medicine and biology.  If you have
any further questions, you can email me at standbyme1986@hotmail.com and I will
try to answer asap.  Take care.



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