V VCU07 Member 15+ Year Member Joined Feb 21, 2004 Messages 732 Reaction score 52 Points 4,621 Age 45 May 3, 2006 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I was reading through another forum and came across a post. The poster claims that OCs will reduce the risk of aquiring Gonorrhea. I do not know of any OC that will reduce a womans chances of getting a STD. Any comments?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I was reading through another forum and came across a post. The poster claims that OCs will reduce the risk of aquiring Gonorrhea. I do not know of any OC that will reduce a womans chances of getting a STD. Any comments?
genesis09 Senior Member 15+ Year Member Joined Feb 27, 2006 Messages 2,243 Reaction score 229 Points 4,641 Pharmacist May 3, 2006 #2 To the best of my knowledge, OCs only prevent pregnancy and not STDs. Look at a package of OCs, and it will normally say that it doesn't prevent STDs.
To the best of my knowledge, OCs only prevent pregnancy and not STDs. Look at a package of OCs, and it will normally say that it doesn't prevent STDs.
pinkyrx Full Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 25, 2004 Messages 769 Reaction score 1 Points 4,651 Pharmacist May 3, 2006 #3 As far as I know that is not true. I'd be curious to know what the theory is behind the thought.
WVUPharm2007 imagine sisyphus happy Verified Member Pharmacist 20+ Year Member Joined Jun 23, 2003 Messages 15,462 Reaction score 6,737 Points 5,826 Age 42 Location Born: Parkersburg, WV | Now: Montgomery TWP, PA Pharmacist May 3, 2006 #4 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=316933&dopt=Abstract Maybe. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2916625&dopt=Citation Or maybe not.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=316933&dopt=Abstract Maybe. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2916625&dopt=Citation Or maybe not.
