A 21-year-old woman has a Cu-IUD inserted for emergency contraception on day 18 of a 28-day cycle. She had UPSI on day 14. Today is day 18 (4 days aft...

Question

A 21-year-old woman has a Cu-IUD inserted for emergency contraception on day 18 of a 28-day cycle. She had UPSI on day 14. Today is day 18 (4 days after UPSI). Is this within the window for Cu-IUD EC?

Accepted Answer

Yes - a Cu-IUD can be inserted up to 5 days after the first UPSI. She is at 4 days, well within the window

Answer

No, it is too late

Answer

The Cu-IUD can only be inserted within 72 hours

Answer

The Cu-IUD can only be inserted before ovulation

Answer

EC is not needed on day 18

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Cu-IUD EC Within 5 Days of UPSI

A 21-year-old woman has a Cu-IUD inserted for emergency contraception on day 18 of a 28-day cycle. She had UPSI on day 14. Today is day 18 (4 days after UPSI). Is this within the window for Cu-IUD EC?