SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhat's some sex ed info you didn't know until embarrasingly late?message-squaremessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareWhat's some sex ed info you didn't know until embarrasingly late?SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBreadOven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoThat’s not really true. Sure it’s true for rifampicin and rifabutin (and maybe one more similar one). But those are used to treat TB. All the standard ones you’d take are fine for birth control. Edit: Thanks to some people who are more knowledgeable than me on the topic, there are some others, or secondary effects you should consider. Moral of the story: if in doubt ALWAYS use more contraception. Best to be safe out there.
minus-squarecandybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAccording to Mayo Clinic, penicillin and amoxicillin also can make birth control less effective. But most other sources agree with you. I wonder if it’s relatively new information that those antibiotics don’t affect it or what.
That’s not really true.
Sure it’s true for rifampicin and rifabutin (and maybe one more similar one). But those are used to treat TB.
All the standard ones you’d take are fine for birth control.
Edit: Thanks to some people who are more knowledgeable than me on the topic, there are some others, or secondary effects you should consider.
Moral of the story: if in doubt ALWAYS use more contraception. Best to be safe out there.
According to Mayo Clinic, penicillin and amoxicillin also can make birth control less effective. But most other sources agree with you. I wonder if it’s relatively new information that those antibiotics don’t affect it or what.