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Anticonvulsants and Birth Control: What You Need to Know About Reduced Effectiveness 21 December 2025

Anticonvulsants and Birth Control: What You Need to Know About Reduced Effectiveness

Certain anticonvulsants like carbamazepine and topiramate can make birth control pills, patches, and rings ineffective, leading to unintended pregnancy. Learn which seizure meds interfere, which birth control methods still work, and what to do next.