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Birth control question?

Birth control question?

  • On June 15th, I went to the doctor for an ear infection, the doctor prescribed Amoxicillin and I took two daily for 5 days. At the same time, I stopped taking my birth control (Levlen 24) to have my period. I had my period and after it was finished, I started back up on my birth control and I was no longer taking Amoxicillin. I have not taken amoxicillin for 8 days and have been taking my birth control since Tuesday. The doctor told me that the Amoxicillin would stay in my system until my cycle was finished and that I should use a backup method of birth control. My boyfriend and I had sex tonight and we didnt use anything, but i did take my pill today. How long does Amoxicillin stay in your system? How drastically can it affect your birth control? Do you think I am safe or am I at a huge risk of getting pregnant? Thanks!

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    You can call your pharmicist about it. I was recently put on amox and was told by my pharmicist that I should use a back-up while on it. When I asked her how long I should wait after finishing the amox, she said about 3 days. I am on 875 MG, every 12 hours for 10 days and I am on Yasmin. Can you get pregnant from this effect? Yes. A close friend of mine and her husband ended up with thier second child because she was taking amox. I hope that helped. That's just my experience with it- I HIGHLY recommend you ask your doctor/pharmicist. :)

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You can call your pharmicist about it. I was recently put on amox and was told by my pharmicist that I should use a back-up while on it. When I asked her how long I should wait after finishing the amox, she said about 3 days. I am on 875 MG, every 12 hours for 10 days and I am on Yasmin. Can you get pregnant from this effect? Yes. A close friend of mine and her husband ended up with thier second child because she was taking amox. I hope that helped. That's just my experience with it- I HIGHLY recommend you ask your doctor/pharmicist. :)

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Amoxicillan basically makes birth control NOT work. You can take birth control but it is basically not effective. So using a condom would be a good idea. So yea there is a chance you could get pregnant. From what I have been told my by Dr tho, the antibiotics only cause birth control to not be effective during the time you are on the antibiotics.

Just Wondering

I became pregnant with my daughter when i was taking antibiotics. I continued to take my birth control pills for 3 months untill i found out that i was pregnant. We did not use any backup method of birth control and i still had my monthly cycle for 3 months! Good luck!

suzie p

i think u shoud be safe but next time make sure he uses a condom

cool dude12

always use protection for 30 days to be safe

the few the proud the many

Amoxicillan basically makes birth control NOT work. You can take birth control but it is basically not effective. So using a condom would be a good idea. So yea there is a chance you could get pregnant. From what I have been told my by Dr tho, the antibiotics only cause birth control to not be effective during the time you are on the antibiotics.

Just Wondering

I became pregnant with my daughter when i was taking antibiotics. I continued to take my birth control pills for 3 months untill i found out that i was pregnant. We did not use any backup method of birth control and i still had my monthly cycle for 3 months! Good luck!

suzie p

always use protection for 30 days to be safe

the few the proud the many

i think u shoud be safe but next time make sure he uses a condom

cool dude12

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