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Rifampin and Birth Control: What You Need to Know About Contraceptive Failure Risks

Rifampin and Birth Control: What You Need to Know About Contraceptive Failure Risks

Nov, 29 2025

Rifampin can make birth control pills, patches, and rings ineffective by speeding up hormone breakdown. Learn why only rifampin-not other antibiotics-poses this risk, how long the danger lasts, and what backup methods actually work.

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