A 34-year-old woman has a Cu-IUD inserted as emergency contraception on day 19 of a regular 28-day cycle, 4 days after UPSI on day 15. Is this within ...

Question

A 34-year-old woman has a Cu-IUD inserted as emergency contraception on day 19 of a regular 28-day cycle, 4 days after UPSI on day 15. Is this within the FSRH guidelines for emergency Cu-IUD insertion?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is within 5 days of UPSI

Answer

No, it is too late as more than 5 days have passed since UPSI

Answer

Yes, a Cu-IUD can be inserted at any time in the cycle for EC

Answer

No, a Cu-IUD can only be inserted for EC within 72 hours of UPSI

Answer

It depends on whether she has previously used a Cu-IUD

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Cu-IUD EC Timing Window

A 34-year-old woman has a Cu-IUD inserted as emergency contraception on day 19 of a regular 28-day cycle, 4 days after UPSI on day 15. Is this within the FSRH guidelines for emergency Cu-IUD insertion?