St. John's wort can interfere with oral contraceptives

July 2003

There's now more evidence that St. John's wort can interfere with oral contraceptives...and lead to unintended pregnancies.

St. John's wort induces CYP3A4 enzymes.

This increases the metabolism of ethinyl estradiol...and seems to reduce the effectiveness of OCs.

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