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From: wjr@x.UUCP (Bill Richard)
Newsgroups: net.abortion,net.women
Subject: Re: Effects of anti-biotics on IUD effectiveness
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Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 02:33:26 EDT
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Summary: It happened to me . . . we think.

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Note:  This is STella Calvert (aka mrswjr), a guest on ...decvax!frog!wjr.

In article <542@oakhill.UUCP> hunter@oakhill.UUCP (Hunter Scales) writes:
>Someone in net.abortion said that she became pregnant because
>anti-biotics interferred with her IUD.
>This is news to me.  Serious news. Is it true?  Where can I get
>more info on this.
>
>                Hunter Scales

Yeah, it was me.  After a year or so of happy IUD-inspired infertility I 
acquired a kidney infection and was put on antibiotics (ampicillin, 
I think).  About a month later, I knew I was pregnant.  When I asked, 
the doctor at Planned Parenthood said he was beginning to think there was a
connection.  Seems reasonable to me, in that the IUD prevents implantation by
stimulating a low-grade inflammation.  I would suspect that sterilizing the
environment would increase the chance of implantation.  BTW, I still use the
IUD, but if I'm on antibiotics, I use additional protection or careful timing.
No recent embarrassing side effects.

I seem to remember seeing some article on this within the last few years, but 
I can't remember where.  Sorry.  

				STella Calvert
				(guest on ...!decvax!frog!wjr)

		Every man and every woman is a star.