Contraception Flashcards
List the long acting reversible contraceptives
Depo Provera injection
Nexplanon implant
Mirena coil IUS
Copper coil IUD
List the long acting irreversible contraceptives
Female sterilisation
Male sterilisation (vasectomy)
List the short acting reversible ostrogen containing contraceptives
Combined oral contraceptive
Evra contraceptive patch
Nuvaring
List the short acting reversible contraceptives that only contain progerstone
Progesterone only pill
List contraceptive barrier methods
Diaphragm
Female and male condoms
List emergency contraception
Levonelle pill
ellaOne
Copper IUD
List the natural methods of contraception
- Coitus interuptus (pullling out)
- Body temp
- Cervical mucus monotoring
- Urinary LH levels (home hormone tests)
- Calendar techniques
- Breastfeeding
List ostrogen and progesterone containign contraceptives
COC
Evra Patch
Nuvaring
MoA of ostrogen containing contraceptive
Anovulation
MoA progesterone containing contraception
- Cerval mucus becomes hostile to sperm
- Endometrial lining remains thin and therefore imprenetrable to blastocyst
- Sometimes causes anovulation (implant, POP) but not may stay MoA of progesterone
MoA copper containing contraceptive (IUD)
- Toxic to sperm and ova
- Mucus becomes hostile
- Generalised inflammatory response is induced in genital tract making pregnancy less suitable
Main MoA of IUS
Prevents implanation through enodmetrial changes
Contraindications to ostrogen containing contraception
General contraceptive
- Pregnancy
- Undiagnosed genital bleeding
- Breast Cancer
- Liver disease esp tumours
- Aversion to SEs
Specific
- VTE/PE history esp. cardiovascular in general stroke, cerebrovascular disease, HTN
- Migraine/aura
- High BMI (patch can’t be used >90kg)
- Smoking and being over 35 (not an absolute contraindication but don’t give them ostrogen)
Contraindications to progesterone containing contraception
General ones contraceptive
- Pregnancy
- Undiagnosed genital bleeding
- Breast cancer
- Liver disease
- Aversion to SEs
Contraindications to copper contraceptives IUD
General contraceptives
- Pregnancy (unless for emergency in later slides)
- Undiagnosed genital bleeding
- Aversion to SEs
Copper
- Copper allergy
- Wilsons disease
- Dysmenarrhoea and menorhagia (not contra indications but don’t give)
General for IUD
- Malformed genital tract (fibriods, cancer of peliv tract)
- Pelvic infection
- STIs (risk of PID)
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Aversion/contraindication to fitting process