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Had Protected Sex, Condom Broke. Took Plan B. Took Clarithromycin. What Percentage Will Clarithromycin Decrease The Effectiveness Of Plan B?
On tuesday morning I has protected sex but I m worried that the condom broke so I took plan b Thursday morning at 9:30am. Both pills. I also became aware that I have strep I was prescribed Clarithromycin . I took my first pill of clarithromycin at 4:45pm... I am wondering if It cancels out the plan b or by what percentage does it decrease the effectiveness?
Thu, 30 Aug 2012
Hi,
You took emergency contraception due to condom failure.
Emergency contraception Plan B consist of levenorgesteral.
Clarithromycin is usually know to cause drug interactions with most of the drugs.
Regarding interaction with Plan B there is no solid evidence of decreased in effectiveness.
But definetely it wont cancel the effect of your Plan B.
Get a consultation with your Gync or cautiously wait.
You should always inform your doctor about your medications in future.
Bye
You took emergency contraception due to condom failure.
Emergency contraception Plan B consist of levenorgesteral.
Clarithromycin is usually know to cause drug interactions with most of the drugs.
Regarding interaction with Plan B there is no solid evidence of decreased in effectiveness.
But definetely it wont cancel the effect of your Plan B.
Get a consultation with your Gync or cautiously wait.
You should always inform your doctor about your medications in future.
Bye
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