{"id":58633,"date":"2023-06-27T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=58633"},"modified":"2024-10-25T10:38:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:38:54","slug":"antibiotics-and-birth-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/antibiotics-and-birth-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Will antibiotics affect your birth control?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re trying to prevent pregnancy, you’re probably using some form of birth control, or contraception. <\/span>Birth control<\/span><\/a> is any medication, device, method, or surgical intervention that stops a pregnancy before it begins. There are many kinds—from condoms to oral contraceptives and vaginal rings. <\/span><\/p>\n

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If you’re on a hormonal form of birth control like the patch, ring, or the pill, it’s important to know that some medications can make your contraceptive less effective. And while most antibiotics won’t reduce the efficacy of hormonal birth control, there are two that will. Here’s what you need to know.<\/span><\/p>\n

Can you take antibiotics and birth control?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Most antibiotics don’t affect birth control, says <\/span>Kim Langdon, MD<\/span><\/a>, OB-GYN and founder of <\/span>Coologics<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>Rifadin (rifampin)<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Mycobutin (rifabutin)<\/span><\/a> have been shown to reduce the effectiveness of some hormonal contraceptives, but data on how much these antibiotics impact hormonal birth control efficacy is lacking and they are not as commonly prescribed as other options.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to<\/span> Erika Gray<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Pharm.D., chief medical officer and co-founder of <\/span>Toolbox Genomics<\/span><\/a>, a DNA and epigenetic testing company, the following forms of hormonal birth control may be affected by rifampin, and to a lesser extent, rifabutin:<\/span><\/p>\n