If I am on birth control pills and I want to take vitamin C pills, will the vitamins affect the birth control?
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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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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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The birth control pill regulates hormones. They might stop the periods or at least make them irregular enough to help you survive through the rest of the year.
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Do use backup contraception till you start your second pack of pills.  AND remember birth control pills do NOT protect against sexually transmitted diseases or HIV/AIDS.  Please be safe!
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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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Never tried, never will.  These pills, most likely, affect your hormones or cause your milk glands to swell.  If you're not 100% about something, whether it be what it is or how it will/could affect you, it's best to leave it be.  As women, we have to get past defining ourselves by the size of our bosom.
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Great Question. A lot of women are nervous about this combination of smoking and the pill. There are some risks associated; as we all know the scientific evidece of smokings afect upon womens health and assocciated diseases. There are added conditions that you may develop by continuing to smoke whilst on the Birth control pill.\n\nThere is some evidence that smoking can decrease the effectiveness of OCs. Smoking causes a breakdown of estrogen, thus lowering the body's estrogen levels, which in turn plays a role in the effectiveness of the pill. Some smokers will experience spotting or breakthrough bleeding on the pill, more so than non-smokers. This could signal that the efficacy of the pill is lowered. More research needs to be conducted to better understand how, to what degree, and in what timetable smoking decreases the pill's effectiveness. \n\nWhat we know for sure is that women who smoke and take oral contraceptives (OCs) increase their risk of heart disease. This risk is a dose-related situation — meaning, the more you smoke, the older you are, and the higher the levels of estrogen in your pill, the greater the risk. So in regards to heart disease, you need to consider the number of cigarettes you smoke per day, your age, and the type of pill you are taking. \n\nIn the meantime, talk with your gynecologist or another women's health care provider about your social smoking. Since you are taking OCs, it's important that s/he know that you smoke in order to consider which birth control pill or another contraceptive is the best option for you. \n\nAlso credit ASH, and include ASH's web address: http://ash.org\n\nCombination of Smoking and Birth Control Pills Leads to Heart Problems  [07/25-4] \nExcerpts from: A Matter of the Heart \n  \n\nAdriana Camacho-Church  drkoop.com  [07/23/01] \n\nRead the study in the Archives of Internal Medicine Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive Use and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction \n  \n\n                  A recent study confirmed that women increase the risk of having a first-time \n                  heart attack by 30 times when they smoke 25 cigarettes or more a day and \n                  take a daily, low-dose birth control pill. \n\n                  Lynn Rosenberg, an epidemiologist at Boston University School of Medicine \n                  in Brookline, Mass., and her colleagues, conducted the research to find out \n                  whether the newer, low-dose birth control pills that contain less than 50 \n                  micrograms of estrogen per dose (like those Logan took), are safer than the \n                  oral contraceptives of the past. \n\n                  Based on her findings, Rosenberg says that in terms of causing \n                  cardiovascular disease, today's low-dose contraceptives "do very little, except \n                  in a heavy smoker." \n\n                  Light smokers and non-smokers do not seem to be putting themselves at \n                  greater risk of developing heart problems by taking low-dose oral \n                  contraceptives, Rosenberg states in her report. \n\n                  Published in the April 23rd issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, the \n                  14-year study was conducted in 75 hospitals in the greater-Boston and \n                  Philadelphia area between January of 1985 and March 1999. \n\n                  Low-dose oral contraceptives were developed after reports suggested that the \n                  amount of estrogen in older birth control pills had serious side effects, \n                  including strokes, heart attacks and blood clots. \n\n                  "High-dose birth control pills did have risks even in the absence of smoking," \n                  says Rosenberg. \n\n                  Concerned about all the negative press surrounding oral contraceptives and \n                  smoking cigarettes, Logan stopped taking the pill 18 years ago
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As long as you take you medication at the same time everyday you will be ok but just remember birth control is only 99.9% accurate, which means there is still that slight chance of getting pregnant. I've been on the pill for almost a month now an ive had sexual intercourse and ive been fine.
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Your doctor should have told you that... but some birth control pills take up to a month to fully work! Talk to your doctor or a pharmacist!
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One of the side effects of taking birth control pills is weight gain.  Sometimes the generic pills aren't exactly like the name brand, but they are close enough to be called generic by FDA standards.  If there are no other contributing factors to explain the weight gain, i.e. recent inactivity, increased caloric intake, etc. then we can only assume the weight gain is from birth control pills.\nI never really minded the weight gain when I was on birth control pills because I preferred a few extra pounds to having an unwanted pregnancy.
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Birth control pill use.\nThe effect of using birth control pills on a woman’s subsequent \nmenopausal period is in large measure an unstudied phenomenon, \nbut birth control pills – which work by suppressing your native \nhormones, can themselves lead to many health problems. Many of the \nproblems of estrogen dominance, including fluid retention, \ndepression, headaches, and urinary tract infections, are experienced \nby women using birth control pills. Everything we’ve said about the \nnegative effects for menopausal women of using progestins applies to \nthe progestins used in birth control pills. Having altered your \nnormal hormonal cycles when using the Pill, you are more prone to \nsymptoms at midlife as well as potentially more serious health problems. \nThis is because the synthetic estrogens and progestins used in the \nPill can interfere with the body’s own progesterone receptors. The \nprogestins are more potent and may inhibit the product of your body’s \nown sex hormones.\n\nNeed more info?\nE-mail me!\nBlessings~\nMichelle Jones
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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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Registered Nurse here;  Hi:), well I just spent 10 minutes reading about this anti-fungal medication.  I wanted to make sure I was correct prior to posting, after reading the other answers, and especially the one from the pharmacy tech.  As I initially thought, this medication has absolutely no effect what so ever on birth control.  This medication treats candidacies (a yeast infection).  It is frequently given to all females with yeast infection.  Teenagers, Adults, non-pregnant and pregnant.  If you have any further questions or to verify this answer, call your pharmacist, make sure you speak with a pharmacist.\nThanks for the opportunity to address this most important and well worder question regarding your health, and the interaction of medications.
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The same way it was put in.Go to www.nuvaring.com they should have more info. If it's past the time, you could get pregnant. The same as with women who miss birth control pills.hope this helped. You probably won't get sick,unless there is bacteria there but you might get a yeast infection.
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It shouldn't cause a problem as long as you stop taking it as soon as you find out you are pregnant.  I was a birth control accident baby and oddly enough my first son was one too.  We are both fine as far as I can tell, and when I told my OB-GYN, they weren't that concerned because I hadn't been taking the pill that long while I was pregnant.
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Contraceptive pills are nothing but the hormonal pills, they alter the hormonal level in your body and altering the ovulation cycle. Balanced level of hormones are very essential for optimum body functioning. Pills can cause nausea, vomiting, altered mood, dry mouth, constipation, lethargy, dry vaginaitis, altered heart rate and blood pressure. But these side effects does not occur in all females, and become more prominent in in long term uses. consult your gynec before using.\n\nother methods like inserting a copper T  or some other device can cause infections or abnormal bleeding, if not used properly. \n\nLatex condoms can cause allergic reactions and there are always chances of tearing or slipping of the condom. But 90 % it is safe to use. The only thing is that you have to use it properly and it should be a good one.\n\nVasectomy and tubectomy are the most safest way to prevent pregnancy, if in future you does not have any plans to have babies. Now a days reversal types of surgeries are also available.
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It depends.  What vitamins are included in these multivitamins?  There are four fat soluble vitamins, D E A and K.  That means these vitamins stay in your system longer than the water soluble vitamins, w hich include C, B, etc.  Fat soluble vitamins can build up in your body and can cause side effects.  Any time you  have any questions about medications, you should ask a pharmacist.  Doctors may prescribe the medicine to you but the pharmacist is the expert on the meds.  Ask your pharmacist, he/she will know.