Week 2 part 1 Flashcards
What factors are involved in natural family planning?
- Basal body temperature
- Cervical mucous
- Cervical position
- Standard days
- Breast feeding
What is an increase in body temp greater than 0.2 degrees and sustained for at least 3 days?
Basal body temperatue
What is mucous like post ovulation?
Thick and sticky
When is the cervix high in vagina, soft and open?
When fertile
What is cervix like when less fertile?
Low in vagina, firm and closed
What days in a 28 days cycle (stsndard days) are most fertile?
8 to 18
What are the 3 criteria for effective contraception with breast feeding?
- Exclusively breast feeding
- Less than 6/12 post natal
- Amenorrhoeic
In contraception - what slows transport of ovary down tube?
Progesterone only
In contraception what method renders uterus unable to be viable for implant?
Hormonal methods
What is pearl index used for?
To express failure rates - represents number of contraceptive failures per 100 women
Number of accidental pregnancies x 1200, divided by total number of months of exposure
Name two long activing reversible contraception LARC
- Depo provera IM medroxyprogesterone acetate
2. Sayana press (SC version)
Name three very long acting reversible contraception VLARC
- IUD
- IUS
- Implant
What is the primary mode of action of depo provera/sayana press?
Inhibits ovulation
What do all progersterone methods of contraception have an effect on cervical mucous mby?
Making it thick and sticky so sperm cannot pass through. Also thins endometrium.
When is depo provera/sayana fiven?
Every 13 weeks
What examination is doen before prescribing depo provera. sayana?
Record BP and BMI
Check smear
Consider RF for osteoporosis
What are these risk factors for: underweight, anorexia, prolonged steroid use, XS alcohol intake, immoblity, FH, smoking and low trauma fracture?
Osteoporosis
What are these chronic conditions risk factors for: hypothyroidism, coeliac disease, RA, hyperparathyroidism, IBD, chronic renal disease?
Osteoporosis
When can depo be started?
Up to and including day 5 of cycle - without need for any additional contraception
When is conception most likely/
Having sex on day of ovulation
If a woman wants to start depo but is beyond day 5 of cycle - what can seh do?
Any other time considering she is reasonably cdetain not pregnant and needs to use condoms or abstain for 7 days
Using depo - how long does it take to inhibit ovulation?
7 days
Could you be pregnant if fully breast feeding, amenorrhoeic and less than 6 months post partum?
No
Name four side effects of depo?
Weight gain
Delay in return of fertility
Irregular bleeding
Osteoporosis risk
What is T shaped, non-hormonal, contains copper and plastic and is gold standard for contraception?
Intra uterine Device - LARC
What is primary mode of action for IUD?
Prevents fertilisation - inflammatory response in endometrium (toxic for fertilised egg)
What contraception is a plastic device with progesterone hormone on its core?
Intra uterine system (IUS)
What is the low dose 13.5mg LNG-IUS lisenced for?
Only contraception - small uterine cavity
What does IUS secrete?
Levonorgestrel
How does IUS work?
Effects on implantation
What does current pelvic infection, abnormal uterine cavity, pregnancy, GTD, endometrial ca and cervical ca contraindicate?
IUD and IUS
When can an IUD be fitted?
Within the first 7 days of period. aNYTIME if resonbly vertain not pregnant
If IUD used for EC when is it fitted?
Up to 5 days after unprotected sex. Or up to 5 days after predicted date of ovulation
If IUD fitted post partum when is it done?
Within 48 hours or greater than 4 weeks
When can IUS be fitted?
Within first 7 days of period. Anytime providing reasonably certain not pregnant
Can IUS be used for EC?
NO
Post partum fitting of IUS occurs when?
Either within 48 horus or greater than 4 weeks post partum
Give 3 side effects of IUD?
- Heavy prolonged menses
- Pain, PID increase risk
- Expulsion