Reply #57: I never knew penicillin could render the pill ineffective [View All]

[Mandate My Ass]

All through my childbearing years male docs prescribed antibiotics for me without ever asking me if I was on the pill.

I found this fact out reading Dear Abby when I was in my 30s. I then began seeing a female ob/gyn who set me straight on many such things including the fact that the IUD I had was never meant for use after 3-4 years and I had it for ten.

I had always used barrier methods but now I sometimes contemplate how many sinus infections and strep throats could have initiated a visit from the stork had I been on hormonal contraceptives.