COC
- CI
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- Thrombosis or thrombotic conditions or tendency
- Focal migraine
- IHD, valvular heart disease, cerebral haemorrhage, TIA
- Active liver disease
- Undiagnosed genital tract bleeding
- Pregnancy
- Hormone dependent cancers
- Diabetes
- What about smoking?
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- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Common s/e
- Drug interactions
- Which COC to choose
- How to take it
- Missed pills
- What to tell the patient
- Follow-up
POP
- Indications
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- Older women
- Smokers
- Lactation
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Before elective surgery
- Migraine
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- CI
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- Pregnancy
- Irregular menstrual bleeding
- Breast ca?
- Ectopic pregnancy?
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- Effectiveness
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Common s/e
- Drug interactions
- Which POP to choose
- How to take it
- Missed pills
- What to tell the patient
- Follow-up
Top Tips
- Do a UKMEC contraception score before prescribing contraception.
- Emergency contraception – again, do a risk stratification assessment rather than giving something blindly. For instance, a high BMI and/or how close a lady is to ovulation – affects what you give!