I want to know will the birth control not take effect if i take vitamins?
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Of course not. Birth control Pills might interact with other medications, however, including certain herbal remedies. St John's Wort destroys them, Nicotine raises the possibility of deep venous thrombosis, and some anticonvulsants maight have stronger effects in combination with birth control pills. Theonly vitamin that can have an adverse effect on pregnancy is vitamin A, wich can cause severe birth defects. Talk to yur doctor
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If you missed four days and are back on the pill, you should be fine.  Birth control stays in your system for sometimes months after you stop taking it, so as long as you are taking it again, it should be effective.
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I take Marvelon. I was using another brand before but, switched. I've been on 'the pill' for over a year. I have not become pregnant and I do use it as my only form of birth control unless I've been on antibiotics. \n\nIf you are worried about the effectiveness of the pill, talk to your girlfriend, research and use condoms if you are still worried. There's nothing wrong with that. Good luck!
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Not healthy at all. Your body is not getting the nutrients in the way it needs to by taking vitamins.\n\nAgain, your body isn't getting the nutrients IN THE WAY IT NEEDS THEM. Sorry, just the facts.
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Actually there are a few vitamins you can take to help with your period symptoms if you have a nutritional deficiency.  I'm not a doctor but it's been said that most people even those who eat well are still deficient in nutrients so a good all-around vitamin like Centrum is good to take\n\n- Vitamin B6 helps regulate menstrual cycles and encourages fertility by promoting a more regular ovulation\n- Vitamin B12 deficiency "can aggravate menstrual disturbances, including irregular cycles"\n- Vitamin D may help curb PMS symptoms\n- Vitamin E helps to regulate the menstrual flow "by cutting back on excessive blood loss or increasing scanty bleeding" and in addition it is believed to increase female fertility by regulating ovulation.\n- Calcium may reduce symptoms of PMS\n\nMany modern day women have a huge amounts of estrogen due to increased sugar consumption.  If you cut down a lot on sweet foods (don't drink soda, eat candy in moderation) and it will help you.  I personally have been using Emerita Pro-gest Cream for several years now because I stopped getting my period altogether because my estrogen was so out of whack.  It's a more natural alternative than taking the pill.  Massaging this progesterone cream into the skin and eating a lot less sugar helped me to get my period back.  Not only did I have it back but it is now lighter and shorter than it's ever been before, and it's not painful!!  You can buy the cream online or you can find it at drugstore.com or pretty much any health food store.  Hope I've helped, let me know how everything works out!
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There is no interaction between the digestion of alcohol and birth control pills. You will be fine.  Drink responsibly.
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Certain antibiotics can interact with birth control pills, making the birth control pills less effective and pregnancy more likely. Spotting - or ‘mid-cycle’ bleeding - may be the first sign that an antibiotic is interfering with the effectiveness of your birth control pills. \nAntibiotics that have been shown to interact with birth control pills include rifampin (brand name Rifadin), penicillin (Veetids), amoxicillin (Amoxil), ampicillin (Omnipen), cotrimoxazole (Septra or Bactrim), tetracycline (Sumycin), minocycline (Minocin), metronidazole (Flagyl), and nitrofurantoin (Macrobid or Macrodantin). \n\nTo help women avoid pregnancy while taking an antibiotic - and for at least one week afterward - doctors generally recommend they use a condom or spermicide as a back-up method of birth control. If you are taking both antibiotics and birth control pills, be sure to check with your doctor about how long you should continue to use a back-up method. Also, discuss any other questions you may have about this information. \n\nSources:\nDickey, R.P. Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients. EMIS Inc.,1998. \nHansten, P.D, J.R. Horn. Drug Interactions Analysis and Management, Applied Therapeutics, 2000.\nDipiro, J,T, Pharmacotherapy A Pathophysiologic Approach. Fourth Edition. Appleton &Lange. 1999
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here's the deal with the pill. you technically have about a three day window to take it before the hormones leave your system, but this is a VERY wide window. you should be taking it within the same hour every day, but if it like you say was only a three hour window, you will be fine. if you are still worried, use a condom and go back to taking your pill AT THE ORIGINAL TIME you were taking it before the slip up:) and call your gyno or local planned parenthood if you need to ask stuff like this, they're awesome at answering every kind of question;)
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St johns wort makes birth control ineffective...in other words your birth control will not work and you may get preggy
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Multivitamins should only be taken if you are not getting the nutrition from meals. They are not a proven replacement because doctors aren't sure that you get the most from a vitamin like you do when you eat. Your body gets more of a benifit when it actually comes from the meal, not in a bottle. Get yourself tested and find out if you have enough nutrion in your meals if you do then don't bother with the multi vitamin.
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It will take some time to take effect and start clearing up your acne. And it's true, it will/might get worse before getting better. I've been on the pill for 2.5 years and it's gotten so much better in the past year. It varies for everyone.\nAs for sex, the pill is not 100% effect and yes you can still get pregnant while taking the pill. Condoms lessen that chance but they, too, are not always effective.
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You can actually get more vitamins from the pills than from food.  But usually the vitamins are based on what people "should" be intaking daily from food.  But most people don't get nearly what they need.  It is a very good idea to use vitamin supplimnets if you feel you don't get enough.
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you have to double up on the next dose....\n\nA back-up birth-control method is necessary for at least two days if you miss a dose (even if it is delayed by only three hours\n\nWhat if I forget to take a pill? \nIf you forget to take some of the pills, you will have menstrual bleeding at unpredictable times and you may get pregnant.\n\nIf you forget to take one pill, take it as soon as you remember and take your next pill at the usual time. If you miss two consecutive pills, take two pills each day for 2 days and then go back to your regular schedule.\n\nIf you miss three or more pills, stop taking the pills and use a different birth control method until your next menstrual cycle starts. If your menstrual cycle doesn't start on schedule, check with your health care provider.\n\nIf you have forgotten to take two or more pills and you have missed a period, you might be pregnant. You should stop taking the pills and use other forms of birth control until you are sure you are not pregnant.\n\nDo not stop taking the pills if you have taken them correctly.
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This shouldn't be a problem... although you may need to take a 2 week break before starting the new pill. My advice check with your doctor!
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Here's an old trick that may or may not work for you.  You can try taking 1000 mg. of vitamin C a day - plain Vitamin C *without* rose hips added.\n\nVitamin C can cause smooth muscle cramps, which may stimulate uterine contractions, encouraging early mensturation.\n\nNo guarantee that this will work for you, but it's perfectly safe to try as long as you do *not* take the vitamin in a higher dose than 1000 mg a day.  \n\nThis is best used as an incidental thing  - like if you want your period to start a few days earlier one month.  Also, even if it does work for you, your period may only come a day or two earlier than it normally would.
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You need to follow your doctor's recommendations unless you don't think they take your well-being into account. If you are concerned about this, get a second opinion about your treatment.\n\nMy notion is that if you don't want to get pregnant, are sexually active, and want to avoid pain, its probably a good idea to take the birth control pills. Don't smoke while you take them, though!
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Hi Friend,\n\n            This is one article i found on the net. Hope it helps to answer your question.\n\n             The Pill:  Side Effects & Current Issues\n\nBirth-control pills have been used by over 150 million women world-wide. Much attention has been focused on comparing benefits and risks of birth-control pills. \n\nThe benefits of taking the birth-control pill, aside from its almost l00% effectiveness in preventing pregnancy, are: less menstrual flow and cramping, lower risk of infection of the uterus and ovaries, a decreased chance of developing ovarian cysts and non-cancerous breast cysts and tumors, less ovarian cancer and uterine cancer, less rheumatoid arthritis, and it may improve acne. \n\nAbout 40% of women who take birth-control pills will have side effects of one kind or another during the first three months of use. The vast majority of women have only minor, transient side effects. Some of these side effects are: light bleeding between menstrual periods, skipped periods, nausea, weight change, bloating, increase in vaginal infections. Although it is difficult to predict whether a woman will develop one of these minor problems, a problem can often be eliminated by changing to a different birth-control pill. A spotty darkening of the skin on the face may appear and may be permanent. \n\nThe most serious side effect associated with the birth-control pill is a greater chance of blood clots, stroke and heart attack. These problems occur in only a small number of women who take the pill. Women who have the most risk of developing these problems are women who smoke, are over thirty-five and women with other health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or vascular disease or blood cholesterol and triglyceride abnormalities. Other serious side effects are worsening of migraine headaches, gall bladder disease, increase in blood pressure and an extremely rare liver tumor. Some birth-control pills may cause changes in the levels of fatty substances in the blood. The long-term consequences of these changes are not known. Regular check-ups are important for early detection of these problems. \n\nA good acronym for remembering danger signs is ACHES: \n\nA -for severe abdominal pain \nC -for severe chest pain or shortness of breath \nH -for severe throbbing headache\nE -for eye problems, such as flashing lights or vision disturbance \nS -for severe leg pains \nCertain drugs for epilepsy and tuberculosis, as well as certain antibiotics can reduce the effectiveness of the birth-control pill. St. John's Wort has also been known to reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives. A woman taking birth-control pills should always ask her healthcare provider about any possible effect on birth-control pill effectiveness when another drug is prescribed so that she can use an additional backup method of birth-control. \n\nTaking birth-control pills does not seem to increase a woman's chances of developing cervical cancer or skin cancer. A few months after stopping birth-control pills, women who have taken pills become pregnant just as often as those who have not. \n\nBirth-control pills alone provide no protection against the transmission of AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases. It is advisable to use condoms with the birth-control pill to help prevent these infections.