Oral Contraceptives

Question 1

what is the synthetic estrogen name?

Answer 1

ethinyloestradiol

Question 2

levonorgestrel use for 3 things:

Answer 2

OCP
HRT
morning after pill

Question 3

which progesterone pill is a cousin of spirinolactone?

Answer 3

drospirenone

Question 4

what is the combined oral contraceptive pill?

Answer 4

estrogen and progesterone in fixed ratio of doses: 21 active, 7 placebo

Question 5

what is sequential preparations of OCP?

Answer 5

variation in the pills built-into the 21 day cycle

Question 6

what pill is newer with anti-androgenic properties?

Answer 6

cyproterone

Question 7

cyproterone does what?

Answer 7

regulate periods
helps PCOS
OCP

Question 8

which progesterone pill is a bit androgenic?

Answer 8

levonorgestrel

Question 9

drospirenone is what kind of drug?

Answer 9

aldosterone receptor antagonist

Question 10

which pill is banned in france?

Answer 10

cyproterone

Question 11

which type of OCP most effective?

Answer 11

combined oral contraceptive pill

Question 12

what is the ‘mini-pill’?

Answer 12

progesterone-only pills

Question 13

why use progesterone-only pills?

Answer 13

if estrogens are contraindicated:

1. lactating women

Question 14

progesterone-only pills stipulation?

Answer 14

MUST be taken at the SAME time every day

Question 15

progesterone does what to the hormones?

Answer 15

inhibit LH

Question 16

progesterone/levonorgestrel in morning after pill does what?

Answer 16

1. makes endometrium harder to implant
2. changes mucus
3. interfere with cervix, uterine contractions

Question 17

which OCP has highest risk for thromboembolism?

Answer 17

cyproterone

Question 18

Risk of thromboembolism with OCP is highest when?

Answer 18

first year of use

Question 19

OCP and cancer?

Answer 19

oestrogens may increase risk of breast and cervical (screening)

Question 20

OCP and uterine cancer?

Answer 20

oestrogen increase risk

progesterone negates that risk

Question 21

How does COCs protect against iron deficiency?

Answer 21

reduce menorrhagia and dysmenorhoea

Question 22

COCs and benign breast tumours?

Answer 22

protective

Question 23

COC reduce which cancers?

Answer 23

endometrial
ovarian
colorectal
benign breast

Question 24

how much drug in morning-after pill?

Answer 24

1500ug levonorgestel

Question 25

when take morning-after pill?

Answer 25

within 72 hours of unprotected sex

Question 26

vaginal ring, what drug?

Answer 26

ethinyloestradiol