A 40-year-old woman on a tailored CHC regimen (continuous use with 4-day HFI when breakthrough bleeding occurs) asks whether this is safe long-term. W...

Question

A 40-year-old woman on a tailored CHC regimen (continuous use with 4-day HFI when breakthrough bleeding occurs) asks whether this is safe long-term. What should she be told?

Accepted Answer

FSRH considers tailored CHC regimens to be as safe as the standard 21/7 regimen, and potentially more effective for contraception

Answer

Tailored regimens are unsafe beyond 3 months

Answer

Continuous use increases cancer risk

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Only the standard 21/7 regimen is endorsed by FSRH

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Tailored regimens require monthly blood tests

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Tailored CHC Long-Term Safety

A 40-year-old woman on a tailored CHC regimen (continuous use with 4-day HFI when breakthrough bleeding occurs) asks whether this is safe long-term. What should she be told?