A 27-year-old woman with migraine with aura requests combined oral contraception. Best advice:...

Question

A 27-year-old woman with migraine with aura requests combined oral contraception. Best advice:

Accepted Answer

COC contraindicated due to aura

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COC is suitable first-line

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COC acceptable if non-smoker

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Use high-oestrogen COC to stabilise hormones

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Take aspirin with COC to offset risk

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Migraine with Aura and COC