https://its-my-friday.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] its-my-friday.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vaginapagina2007-01-03 10:49 am

tylenol and the ring

I was reading through the posts about the ring and noticed the two that discussed tylenol and the way that it interacts with the ring.  I recently had to take a lot of tylenol for my shoulder.  While I have not had sex yet, I probably will around Monday.  I took the tylenol starting around Saturday and then until last Monday.  Does that mean that this entire ring is compromised?  Or was it just during the time that I was on the tylenol?  We will be using contraceptive film as backup (we have used this before and its our preferred backup method), but I want to take all precautions.  If it makes a difference, I will be taking the ring out on Jan 14 for my off week.  Any help is appreciated.

*EDIT* - Sorry, I should have originally posted the links to the entries I was referring to.  They are here and here.  They refer to acetamenophen, which is in the pain reliever that I am using.
 

[identity profile] hardtogetover.livejournal.com 2007-01-03 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
What were the posts verdicts? I've never heard of an interaction.

[identity profile] californiarose.livejournal.com 2007-01-03 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I too have never heard of an interaction. Antibiotics may compromise HBC so I was told to wait a week that way anytime you may have ovulated while taking antibiotics the egg would not be viable.

[identity profile] smallstar.livejournal.com 2007-01-03 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Tylenol does NOT reduce the effectiveness of any contraceptive, including the ring.