Types Of contraception In Canada

Question 1

3 Types of Combined Hormonal Contraception and their Names and the Frequency of Dosing

Answer 1

1. Combined Oral Contraception ( lots of names ) - DAILY
2. Transdermal Patch ( EVRA) - WEEKLY
3. Vaginal Ring ( NUVARING) - MONTHLY

Question 2

Types of Progestin only Contraception and their Names and dose frequency?

Answer 2

1. Progestin Only Pill - (MICRONOR) ( DAILY +- 3 hrs) and SLYND (DAILY)
2. Depot Injection - (DEPO-PROVERA) Q 3 months IM
3. Implant - (NEXAPLANON) Q 3 years
4. HORMONAL IUD ( MIRENA ) Q8 years

Question 3

Types of Non Hormonal

Answer 3

1. Copper IUD Q 10 years
2. Diaphragm and spermicide - Use on demand
3. Internal and External Condom- Use on demand
4. PHEXii - PH modulating Vaginal Gel - on demand use up to 1 hour prior
5. FEM cap - cap covered in spermicide - used up to 48 hours before act
6. FAM - Fertility Awareness Method

Question 4

Hormones in Combined Oral contraception?
Degree of variance in estrogen?

Answer 4

Ethynil Estradiol ( estrogen ) &
Progestin ( Norethindrone, Levonorgestrel, Desogestrel, Norgestimate, Drospirenone )
10-35 mcg
* these is one more estrogen called estetrol dosed in mg (plant source)

Question 5

What does monophasic vs. multiphasic mean?

Answer 5

1. Monophasic means you get the same amount of hormones from each pill as you go through your pack
2. Multiphasic means there is varying amounts of either estrogen or progestin within a 21 or 28 day cycle. Tend to have lower overall hormone use over the month but no evidence for less AE or advantage over monophasic

Question 6

How much Levonorgestrel in Kyleena and Mirena IUD?

Answer 6

KYLEENA 19.5 mg and MIRENA is 52 mg