Birth Control: Medications

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  • Bismuth subcitrate potassium, metronidazole, and tetracycline

    02/07/08, Healthwise

    Check the labels of any medicines or food products you use to make sure they do not contain alcohol.

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  • Raltegravir

    07/22/08, Healthwise

    Before using raltegravir, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have a muscle disorder, kidney disease, or liver disease.

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  • Medroxyprogesterone (injectable)

    02/25/08, Healthwise

    Medroxyprogesterone will not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases--including HIV and AIDS. Using a condom is the only way to protect yourself from these diseases.

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  • Norethindrone

    05/28/08, Healthwise

    You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Follow your doctor's instructions.

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  • Levonorgestrel

    08/10/04, Healthwise

    Levonorgestrel does not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases--including HIV and AIDS.

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  • Ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone

    06/17/08, Healthwise

    You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Follow your doctor's instructions.

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  • Mestranol and norethindrone

    02/21/08, Healthwise

    Mestranol and norethindrone contains a combination of female hormones that prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). This medication also causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the

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  • Ethinyl estradiol and norgestrel

    02/21/08, Healthwise

    You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Follow your doctor's instructions.

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  • Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel

    01/11/08, Healthwise

    Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel contains a combination of female hormones that prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). This medication also causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to

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  • Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel (EC)

    06/28/06, Healthwise

    The first dose of ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel (EC) must be taken as soon as possible and within 72 hours of having unprotected sex, and the second dose 12 hours following the first, to be effective.

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