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Does Prozac For Depression Reduce The Effectiveness Of Norethindrone?
Question: Hello
My girlfriend is on Norethindrone for birth control and prozac for depression.
Although she is on the birth control and completely responsible about it I never ejacualte inside her simply because we are not ready to take the risk and twice she had taken Plan B in the past 6 months. Tonight we had an incident and I accidentaly ejacualted inside her.
Does Prozac reduce the effectiveness of Norethindrone?
Also is it safe for her to take another plan B
My girlfriend is on Norethindrone for birth control and prozac for depression.
Although she is on the birth control and completely responsible about it I never ejacualte inside her simply because we are not ready to take the risk and twice she had taken Plan B in the past 6 months. Tonight we had an incident and I accidentaly ejacualted inside her.
Does Prozac reduce the effectiveness of Norethindrone?
Also is it safe for her to take another plan B
Brief Answer:
No need to take plan B
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I understand your concerns about reduced effectiveness of Norethindrone due to prozac.
Yes prozac does reduce effectiveness of norethindrone. But the effect is not great enough to cause failure of birth control pills. She is protected as long as she is on pills. She can continue prozac and birth control pills. There is no need for plan B.
Dont worry about pregnancy.
No need to take plan B
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I understand your concerns about reduced effectiveness of Norethindrone due to prozac.
Yes prozac does reduce effectiveness of norethindrone. But the effect is not great enough to cause failure of birth control pills. She is protected as long as she is on pills. She can continue prozac and birth control pills. There is no need for plan B.
Dont worry about pregnancy.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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