If you're using oral hormonal contraception, you should know that oral contraceptives' interactions with other medications and supplements can increase your risk of birth control failure. Here are medications that can make hormonal birth control less effective.

New research shows that antibiotics can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills. So should a backup method of birth control (such as condoms) be used while you are taking antibiotics and a hormonal contraceptive?

One of the equally practical issues for mothers in the postpartum period and breastfeeding is using the appropriate contraceptive method. Hormonal contraception is recommended by doctors for breastfeeding mothers because it has almost no effect on the newborn.