St. John's wort can interfere with oral contraceptives
July 2003
There's now more evidence that St. John's wort can interfere with oral contraceptives...and lead to unintended pregnancies.
St. John's wort induces CYP3A4 enzymes.
This increases the metabolism of ethinyl estradiol...and seems to reduce the effectiveness of OCs.
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