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Q: depo shot and antibiotics

asked by: alysha85 on August 22nd, 2006

New User

I am on the depo shot , but I have heard that if yo are on antibiotics I dosent work and I was curious I am supposed to get y shot again in a week and I had sex last week while I was on the antibiotics ...... Is it possible that I could be prenant??

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Carifairy

replied on August 22nd, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Antibiotics interact with regular birth control, you are on a progestin only type of birth control, so it would not interfere with depo.

mommy2kay

replied on August 14th, 2009

New User

i took antiboctics can they make the shot not work i was on them took them for a uti.could i be pg

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