Contraceptives

Question 1

What is Dianette licenced for?

Answer 1

For use in severe acne when oral antibiotics have failed, or treatment of severe hirsuitism

Question 2

Is yasmin licenced for acne?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

What are the hormonal effects of COCP?

Answer 3

Suppress FSH and LH and therefore follicle development and ovulation. also reduces adrenal and ovarian androgen secretion and increases liver production of sex hormone binding globulin

Question 4

What are the two types of oral emergency contraception?

Answer 4

levongesterel and ulipristal (Ellaone)

Question 5

If a patient vomits after taking oral emergency contraception, when would she need to take a repeat dose?

Answer 5

If she vomits within 2 hours of taking levongesterel or within 3 hours of taking ulipristal (ellaone)

Question 6

What is levongesterel and what is the dose for emergency contraception?

Answer 6

Synthetic progesterone, 1.5mg within 72 hours of sexual intercourse

Question 7

What is ulipristal and what is the dose for emergency contraception?

Answer 7

selective progesterone receptor modulator, 30mg within 5 days of sexual intercourse

Question 8

When can the copper IUD be inserted as emergency contrception?

Answer 8

Up to 120hours post SI

Question 9

woman was taking cocp before pregnancy, would like to keep taking it, when should she start?

Answer 9

Breastfeeding women shouldn’t take it in the first 6 weeks

Non-breastfeeding women shouldnt take it in first 3 weeks