A 26-year-old woman had unprotected sexual intercourse 4 days ago. She requests oral emergency contraception. She has been taking St John's Wort daily...

Question

A 26-year-old woman had unprotected sexual intercourse 4 days ago. She requests oral emergency contraception. She has been taking St John's Wort daily for the past month. She declines a copper intrauterine device. What oral emergency contraception should be offered?

Accepted Answer

Levonorgestrel 3 mg (double dose)

Answer

Ulipristal acetate 30 mg

Answer

Neither UPA-EC nor LNG-EC can be used with St John's Wort

Answer

Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg standard dose

Answer

The Yuzpe regimen

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): EC with St John's Wort Enzyme Inducer

A 26-year-old woman had unprotected sexual intercourse 4 days ago. She requests oral emergency contraception. She has been taking St John's Wort daily for the past month. She declines a copper intrauterine device. What oral emergency contraception should be offered?