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Did You Know Antibiotics Can Change Your Estrogen Levels?
Earlier this year, I was laid up for almost a week with tonsillitis. I get it at least twice every year, ever since living in a moldy dorm in college, so I knew the drill. Even with an ache in my throat so debilitating it was hard to get out of bed, I got myself to urgent care and got a prescription for amoxicillin.
By Gwen Farrell4 min read
As I passed the time at home, waiting to feel better, I remember reading the potential side effects on the bottle of antibiotics: “may result in rash or nausea.” But as I’ve learned more about why I was getting so sick and what antibiotics actually do, I’ve found that caveat fails to fully encompass what many individuals, specifically women, experience when it comes to antibiotics.