Do anti-biotics reduce depo effectiveness?!
Question: Do anti-biotics reduce depo effectiveness.?
That's why my son's girlfriend says she's pregnant.Health Question & Answer
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There is a big skepticism about this topic.
The best thing to do is for your son's girlfriend to ask her obgyn about it.
I have researched this for some time though and here is what I found. Some say that it's best you use the Depo Provera shot for birth control if you are on long-term antibiotics considering both birth control pills and antibiotics are taken orally and is affected in that way. The shot doesn't bypass the intestines.
also, since I do not live in the United States, I am not allowed to view the product information about Depo-Provera on the pfizer.com website. How sketchy is that crap.?
If you look up health forums you will notice that a lot of women who get pregnant while on depo blame it on antibiotics but every medical site with real doctors say that there is no interactions and no efficacy problems.
I also think SP needs to re-think what she said considering no contraceptive is 100 percent effective. Only abstinence is.Health Question & Answer
The best thing to do is for your son's girlfriend to ask her obgyn about it.
I have researched this for some time though and here is what I found. Some say that it's best you use the Depo Provera shot for birth control if you are on long-term antibiotics considering both birth control pills and antibiotics are taken orally and is affected in that way. The shot doesn't bypass the intestines.
also, since I do not live in the United States, I am not allowed to view the product information about Depo-Provera on the pfizer.com website. How sketchy is that crap.?
If you look up health forums you will notice that a lot of women who get pregnant while on depo blame it on antibiotics but every medical site with real doctors say that there is no interactions and no efficacy problems.
I also think SP needs to re-think what she said considering no contraceptive is 100 percent effective. Only abstinence is.Health Question & Answer
I don't THINK so, but I am not sure. The pill is something you take everyday, so it could interfere with your daily absorption of the pill, so instead of it being 97% effective, it might make it like 80% effective. The depo shot is in your system for three months, it's a constant stream of hormones for that time period, therefor, I would ASSUME that the only way it WOULD interfere with the shot is to make it wear off sooner than it should, but I even doubt that. Call a pharmacist and ask.Health Question & Answer
Not entirely sure...
I know that the pill can be rendered ineffective by antibiotics. Depo is also hormone based, so I assume that the same would be true!Health Question & Answer
I know that the pill can be rendered ineffective by antibiotics. Depo is also hormone based, so I assume that the same would be true!Health Question & Answer
depo isn't 100% effective anyways.Health Question & Answer
yes it doesHealth Question & Answer