A 23-year-old woman has a Cu-IUD inserted for emergency contraception 4 days after UPSI. She later decides she does not want to keep the Cu-IUD. She w...

Question

A 23-year-old woman has a Cu-IUD inserted for emergency contraception 4 days after UPSI. She later decides she does not want to keep the Cu-IUD. She wishes to switch to the desogestrel POP. When should she start the POP and when can the Cu-IUD be removed?

Accepted Answer

Start the POP immediately but keep the Cu-IUD in situ until additional precautions for the POP have been completed (2 days)

Answer

Start the POP immediately and remove the Cu-IUD at the same time

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She must wait for her next period before starting the POP

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Remove the Cu-IUD at once; the POP can be started at any time

Answer

Start the POP after 7 days and then remove the Cu-IUD

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Switching from EC Cu-IUD to POP

A 23-year-old woman has a Cu-IUD inserted for emergency contraception 4 days after UPSI. She later decides she does not want to keep the Cu-IUD. She wishes to switch to the desogestrel POP. When should she start the POP and when can the Cu-IUD be removed?