Best Birth Control if you're frequently on antibiotics?
I am 21 years old and sexually active with my boyfriend. For the past 4 years and in my childhood I've had at least 20 uti's/bladder infections/kidney infections. The confusing part is the culture ALWAYS comes back negative NOT e.coli which is the bacteria that is from sex or poor vaginal cleaning. So I'm not asking about the uti's...
I am asking women who have had recurrent (we're talking like 5 at least!) infections what birth control they use. I am on a maintenance dose of antibiotics (macrobid 200mg/day) and frequently get 10 day bouts of cipro (1000mg/day) when I have an infection. Infections seem to come in clusters that last for about 6-8months and this one just started and I am on birth control bills which obviously don't work with antibiotics. I am a nursing student so use as much medical language as you want to.
Thanks!
I understand abx are not good long term...but kidney infections are worse. and yes, my boyfriend wears a condom when i'm on abx - which could be the culprit too. I've tried switching brands a few times to see if that's the cause but it's not. The bottom line is I have frequent infections whether or not I have sex, I have a structural abnormality cannot be fixed. So I'm just looking for a reliable birth control and I've never been on anything but the pill and the shot and I hated the shot, loved the pill.
