A woman with an etonogestrel implant has been taking carbamazepine for 6 months. She has also been using condoms as advised. She now wishes to stop us...

Question

A woman with an etonogestrel implant has been taking carbamazepine for 6 months. She has also been using condoms as advised. She now wishes to stop using condoms but continue the implant. Is this safe?

Accepted Answer

No, she should switch to a method unaffected by enzyme inducers for long-term carbamazepine use

Answer

Yes, the condoms are an unnecessary extra precaution with the implant

Answer

She can stop condoms if she increases her implant replacement frequency

Answer

She can stop condoms after the carbamazepine has been stable for 3 months

Answer

Condoms are only needed for the first 28 days of enzyme inducer use

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Long-Term Enzyme Inducer with Implant

A woman with an etonogestrel implant has been taking carbamazepine for 6 months. She has also been using condoms as advised. She now wishes to stop using condoms but continue the implant. Is this safe?