Do anise and licorice reduce the effectiveness of the Implanon NXT contraceptive implant?

To @Janina Z.: Drug manufacturers do not include all potential drug interactions in their leaflets, m.in because they are not always known, sufficiently studied, or clinically relevant. Therefore, if you are chronically using any medicines, you should seek the advice of your pharmacist or doctor before starting to use other medicinal products or dietary supplements yourself. Summarizing the information about drinking licorice teas when using Levomine contraceptive pills: - The compounds contained in licorice can both intensify side effects and reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptive hormones. - In tea from 3% dried licorice root there are negligible amounts of compounds responsible for such action, so drinking it, even daily, should not have a significant effect on the action of tablets. - However, if you prefer to be completely careful or observe disturbing side effects of tablets, and drinking licorice infusions is not necessary, for peace of mind it will be better to avoid products containing licorice.

Hi, various information goes on the net in connection with licorice m.in. that reduces the effectiveness ... I have been drinking tea for about 3 weeks nettle lasts lemon and 3% dried licorice root. Hence my question whether the protection has been disturbed or not? Because I don't know anymore... whether it lowers or only causes a possible increase in side effects. I read that somewhere on some advice, that drinking tea with licorice 4.3% reduces the effectiveness unless you rarely drink. I unconsciously drank one tea a day and it was within a distance of the pill but I'm worried. In the leaflet from Levomine there is no information about herbs and supplements that they supposedly lower. There is only St. John's wort. That's why manufacturers don't write it? This is very important information. Greetings and please reply back.