Medication Interactions and Contraceptive Effectiveness

We call it contraceptive failure when someone uses a method correctly and consistently but gets pregnant nonetheless. We understand that a medication someone takes for a medical condition can alter the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives in many ways. Some contraceptive methods have been studied extensively to determine the interactions that diminish effectiveness, but other methods have had little study. For example, Interactions between POPs and other drugs have not been well studied. In the absence of a high degree of evidence, it is reasonable… Read more…