Posted 3/4/2010 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,
I have been on azathioprine for over a year now and am also taking cerazette as a form of contraception. I started cerazette in preparation for an implant as the nurse said it uses exactly the same chemicals, however i chickened out of the implant! The cerazette stopped my periods completely woohoo and my GI said as long as i'm not having periods i'm obviously absorbing enough to be effective. My GI also said that my drugs Azathioprine/Pentasa should have no effect on the contraceptives potency, so i would say you should be fine with an implant but always best to check with the professionals its probably better to ask a contraceptive nurse than your GI as its their speciality.
Not having a period with Crohn's is life saver couldn't cope with that on top of the everyday abdominal pain!
Hope this helps, wish you all the best. Caz xxx