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Most studies that look at what happens in a girl's body when she takes antibiotics and hormonal contraceptives are of short duration and only investigate effects in the initial weeks of antibiotic use. The answer varies if you are visiting be taking antibiotics for more than 3 weeks so read on. This is a simplified summary but a link to the official pdf is below. What happens after you swallow your contraceptive pill and take an antibiotic The active ingredients in oral contraceptive pills are ethinylestradiol (EE) and progestin. When swallowed, these synthetic hormones are absorbed into the body through the small intestine. Progestin and EE also are in the contraceptive patch however these are absorbed through the skin. Any different drug (together with an antibiotic) that interferes with the absorption of those hormones has the potential to cut back its effectiveness and therefore increase your risk of getting pregnant. Interference means that 'natural' bacteria in the gut are prevented from closing their role therefore can temporarily stop or bog down the circulation and hence the distribution/effectiveness of EE. Three weeks once you are taking the antibiotics, bacteria have bounced back and persevere their sensible work. Pregnancies have been documented following the employment of antibiotics, but the real cause of those can't be confirmed therefore antibiotics can not be singled out as the culprits. What to do if you're an established user of Combined Oral Contraceptives (COC) and take antibiotics If you are only taking a brief course (What to try to to if you're a NEW USER of Combined Oral Contraceptives (COC) and take antibiotics Let's suppose you are starting a COC while currently taking a short course (What to do if you are using Progestogen-only types of contraceptives (mini pill, Depo, Mirena) and take antibiotics You can relax- the effectiveness of progestogen-solely strategies (as well as emergency contraception) is not reduced by non-liver enzyme inducing antibiotics. For all different users of Non-Hormonal methods of Contraception (condom, diaphragm, copper IUD) You needn't worry either, as antibiotics can not have an effect on the performance of your chosen method of contraception thus I assume the underside line here is if you are going to be on antibiotics on and off for any length of time maybe it is time to think about progestogen-solely or non-hormonal ways of birth management?
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