Could Zoloft make the nuva ring ineffective?

Question

I'm still trying to figure out why my birth control failed nearly two years ago. I was about 50 pounds overweight (I had toxemia with my previous pregnancy and had 500 of the 100 pounds I had gained). I was also on zoloft for depression. Does anyone know about this?

should have said 50 of the 100 pounds, not 500

Answer 1

Yes, there is a link between zoloft and the nuva ring. The only case I've ever heard of was a 19 year old woman in Ohio and she ended up having 2 daughters about a year apart, both while on birth control and on zoloft. The doctors called them 'birth-control babies' and studies now show that birth control is not as effective these days as it was maybe 10 years ago. Woman's bodies learn to almost....mutate to get around the drug, and therefore it loses its effectiveness. Birth-control babies are becoming very common now because of a lack of a stronger birth control.

Studies show the 2 little birth control babies are actually completely normal, but show signs of being highly intelligent.

Answer 2

I have never heard of Zoloft making any birth control ineffective. I just checked the Nuva Ring site and a study of two groups after 13 mos of use only 2 in 100 women got pregnant. The only drug interaction they list is steroids. I used the ring for awhile while on Zoloft. My guess is the ring itself.