PSA

[lauralh]

Many antibiotics reduce the effectiveness of hormonal birth control.

Use a backup method.

edit: A great backup method

Comments

[bedpimp.livejournal.com]

If you're sterile and you know it clap your hands *clap**clap*

[almosttruth.livejournal.com]

Sterile because of the clap?

[bedpimp.livejournal.com]

More like the clap because of sterility. ;-)

[skipbreakfast.livejournal.com]

Or just use the other two holes.

[cynica.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a mighty big rock.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

I don't get it.

[cynica.livejournal.com]

...to be able to house all those people living under it...

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Within the past week two people have admitted to me that this is how they got pregnant, so...

[cynica.livejournal.com]

A lot of people don't realize, either, that you can't be pregnant the day after having sex, so I'm really not surprised.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

well, that's just dumb. the antibiotic thing, though, isn't exactly widely publicized. I just know b/c my doctors always ask before giving me any.

[kevinsketch.livejournal.com]

Make it three.

[girlstyle.livejournal.com]

Cite your source. It's my understanding, via our docs and ARNPs, that most common antibiotics don't reduce the efficacy of hormonal BC. However, some anti-seizure meds and many anti-virals more commonly used for hugely immunosuppressed (read: HIV+) people will make BC not work.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

well. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/herbaliser/1134372.html?thread=5441572#t5441572)

My doctors/dentists have ALWAYS asked if I was on oral contraceptives when I was being prescribed antibiotics.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

one of many sources (http://www.uh.edu/admin/hc/Contraceptive_failure.htm)

[girlstyle.livejournal.com]

thank you. I shall bring this to the attention of our ARNPs.

[octal.livejournal.com]

technical virginity!

[crumblingchaos.livejournal.com]

Who the hell really knows how effective hormonal birth control is.

One day its one thing that reduces the effectiveness. and then the next day its something else. I still think the human being is the weak link most of the time.

I could rant, and rant about this subject, but Tom robbins said it better then I.

[daeverra.livejournal.com]

Was this written to Casey?

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

no, Heather O.