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Zithromax and Birth Control Pill
by jjjgirl, May 14, 2006 12:00AM
I took zithromax for 5 days, and am off now. I have not had sex, but did some stuff with my significant other, and there may have been some of his residue on my vaginal area. I wasn't told if zithromax interfered with orthoticyclen lo. I take the pill always, every day, same time. Can anyone please help and tell me if zithromax interferes with the pill? I know even the chances of getting pregnant from what I explained are small, but still, I worry. Thank you.
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It's long been thought that antibiotics did affect birth control effectiveness. However, newer and better studies have shown that there really isn't a connection between the two (except for rifampin). Apparently, statistically speaking the pregnancies that occured while using antibiotics, traditionally attributed to antibiotic interference, were likely due to 1. the pill isn't 100% effective, and 2. many women don't take it correctly. However, if it makes you feel better to use backup, by all means do so :-) And if you are taking a low dose pill, you may want to do so anyway, just as a CYA.
In the original poster's case, she is at so little risk of pregnancy from what she describes that it's really a moot point.