White Pills, Brown Pills, And Antibiotics...

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So, I started taking Lo Loestrin Fe just a few weeks ago. Last week, I had a bladder infection so I started taking antibiotics... I only took them for a couple of days, though. I just took a small doxycycline pill for two or three days, stopping it just a few days ago when I got better.

Today, I finally reached the non-blue pills. I took the first white pill four hours later than I usually do (I've been pretty spot-on with taking my pills every day at 11:30AM), then had unprotected sex an hour or so after I took the pill. After three frantic hours of research, I discovered that the white pills still have hormones in them (one of the two that the blue pills have, I understand), when I thought they were non-hormonal placebos like the brown ones. Still, is there a possibility that I might need to take a morning-after pill ASAP? Or am I okay?

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There is a risk of pregnancy, so yes, you might want to use something else to lower your risk.

The Doxycycline could have reduced the effectiveness of the hormonal contraceptives and the effectiveness would not have been returned to normal, until you took the active pills steadily for a week again, with no interruptions.

Learn more emergency contraception details here.

Additionally, you can take an antibiotic in such a manner, just until you feel better. For it to effectively eradicate and infection and to avoid the possibility of developing antibiotic resistant bacteria, you need to finish the full course of treatment with it.

Learn more Doxycycline details here.

Have you consulted your doctor, at all?

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Thank you for the info! I have not consulted with my doctor yet, as I would not be able to reach her until Monday morning. Her office closed (for the weekend) four hours before I had the unprotected sex, and I didn't know how else to reach her. Again, thanks.

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