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Q: Do Herbs Interfere with Birth Control Pills?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on June 11th, 2006

I am taking ortho cyclen birth control pills I started taking a dietary supplement called Vitalert. It has vitamins, herbs, and minerals in it. The herbal blend is: gaurana (seed) extract, ginkgo biloba (leaf), panax ginseng (root), bee pollen, gotu kola, soy protein, ginger (root), lecithin, and rose hips. Could this vitamin interfere with my bcp?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on June 16th, 2006

Birth Control Answer A1102

No, these substances will not interfere with your birth control pills.

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Rockedrepublic

replied on August 3rd, 2009

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Herbs affecting birth control

I am taking a similar dietary supplement containing green tea, chromium, garcinia cambogia, guarana extract, hoodia gordonii, eleuthero root, bladderwack, fo-ti, and gotu kola. Will any of these herbs affect the birth control pill Desogen (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol)?

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