A 29-year-old woman wishes to switch from a CHC pill to the etonogestrel implant. She is in the hormone-free interval (day 3 of her 7-day break). Can ...

Question

A 29-year-old woman wishes to switch from a CHC pill to the etonogestrel implant. She is in the hormone-free interval (day 3 of her 7-day break). Can the implant be inserted now?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the implant can be inserted during the HFI; she is still covered by the preceding CHC use and no additional precaution is needed

Answer

No, she must wait until the first day of her next pack

Answer

She must restart the COC first then switch later

Answer

The implant can only be inserted on days 1-5 of her cycle

Answer

She needs EC before having the implant inserted

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Implant Insertion During CHC HFI

A 29-year-old woman wishes to switch from a CHC pill to the etonogestrel implant. She is in the hormone-free interval (day 3 of her 7-day break). Can the implant be inserted now?