A 40-year-old woman using a desogestrel POP has a BMI of 44 kg/m². She asks whether the POP remains effective at her weight. According to FSRH, what i...

Question

A 40-year-old woman using a desogestrel POP has a BMI of 44 kg/m². She asks whether the POP remains effective at her weight. According to FSRH, what is the recommendation?

Accepted Answer

She should take two different types of POP simultaneously

Answer

The POP dose should be doubled in women with BMI >40

Answer

There is insufficient evidence to suggest the POP is less effective at higher BMI; FSRH recommends one pill daily regardless of BMI

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She must use a non-oral method

Answer

The POP is only effective for BMI

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): POP Efficacy and High BMI

A 40-year-old woman using a desogestrel POP has a BMI of 44 kg/m². She asks whether the POP remains effective at her weight. According to FSRH, what is the recommendation?