Birth Control Effects

Study Shows Birth Control Pills May Have Long Term Effects

Birth Control Effects – A study published this month in the Journal of Sexual Medicine – http://jsm.issir.org/ – claims that women who use birth control pills may suffer from long term side effects. The findings are even more interesting, the study noted, because these women also received transdermal testosterone therapy, which should have decreased sex hormone-binding globulin levels.

The report noted that earlier research has shown that increases in sex hormone-binding globulin levels from using birth control pills result in a 40% to 60% decrease in free testosterone levels. The most important question left hanging is “whether sex hormone-binding globulin changes induced by oral contraceptives may or may not be completely reversible after discontinuation of oral contraceptive use and whether this leads to long-term sexual, metabolic, and mental health changes in women.”

Birth Control Effectiveness: Grapefruit and Other Dangers that Lower Contraceptive Effectiveness

Hormonal birth control pills can interact with many other things. Find out what you are doing that might lower your birth control’s effectiveness even if you didn’t know.

Timing - It is important to take your birth control pill at the same time every day.

Storage - Birth control pills, like all other kinds of pills, are a type of medication.

Some antibiotics - Demeclocyclene and doxycyclene are two other antibiotics that can interfere with your birth control.

Grapefruit and Grapefruit Juice - This means that it does not affect progestin-only pills.

Antifungal medications - Certain medications that are taken orally to treat yeast infections can disrupt oral contraceptives.

Antihistamines - There is currently a debate in the medical community if anti-allergy medications, or antihistamines can be linked to the failure of birth control.

Anticonvulsants - Many medications taken to prevent seizures can lessen the effectiveness of birth control pills. Some other drugs that might interact with your birth control include corticosteroids, bronchidilators, and certain anxiety medications.

Just as your other medication can affect your birth control, remember that your birth control can also affect your other medication.

Simplified by Dino from courtesy of published author about Birth Control Effects written by Rick Hendershot & Lilith Mill.

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