Birth Control And St Johns Wart

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I just noticed that this tea i've been drinking, "Stress Reliever" has st johns wart in it but it's not the only ingredient. I was just wondering and concerned how little an amount of st johns wart is needed to reduce birth controls effectiveness? i only have about a glass a day if any.

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Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for you. While there has been some evidence to show that it increases the breakdown of Estrogen, which can reduce the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives that contain it, there have been no actual studied done on how much it takes to do it and etc.

Learn more oral contraceptive details here.

The only other thing listed is the advice that someone use a backup method of contraception while taking it.

Does the tea say how much it contains?

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no there is no amounts on it, it's just a list on the front of the package, it came from a tea store so it isn't even like a fancy detailed label.

I guess all the birth control pills are all different too.

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