Am I pregnant?

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-17-2004
Am I pregnant?
1
Fri, 09-17-2004 - 10:38pm
Well, here's the deal. I'm on BC (Desogen). I'm also on Bactrim (a sulpha antibiotic) for the past 10 days due to an ear infection. Last Sunday I started my pill pack. Tues nite my DH and I had sex. And I just remembered today that I've heard that antibiotics can decrease the effectiveness of the pill. I shouldn't get frantic yet, but since I have 3+ weeks to wait for a period, I just thought I'd ask if anyone knows are there specific antibiotics for which this is true. We are happy with two kids, and actually he had a vasectomy about 2 months ago. So, if I am pregnant, it will be really weird to have an UNPLANNED one. I'm sure I could live with it. Just wondering if there's any sources of info out there to answer my question...

Thanks

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Sat, 09-18-2004 - 12:04am
Hi mydogabraham, welcome!

No one can say for certain who will be affected by which antibiotics so we don't know what your chances are. That's why we recommend that everyone use back-up when on any antibiotic. I suppose it's too early for your DH to have been tested and found sterile, right? I think the chances are probably pretty slim that you could get pg. Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Take care,

      Jill