A woman with a known allergy to Levonorgestrel asks about intrauterine contraception options. She cannot use the 52 mg LNG-IUS. What alternatives exis...

Question

A woman with a known allergy to Levonorgestrel asks about intrauterine contraception options. She cannot use the 52 mg LNG-IUS. What alternatives exist?

Accepted Answer

She can use a Cu-IUD, which contains no Levonorgestrel. This provides highly effective non-hormonal contraception

Answer

No IUC is possible

Answer

Only the 13.5 mg LNG-IUS is available (lower dose)

Answer

No IUC is suitable; she must use oral contraception

Answer

She should use the 19.5 mg LNG-IUS instead

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Cu-IUD Alternative for Levonorgestrel Allergy

A woman with a known allergy to Levonorgestrel asks about intrauterine contraception options. She cannot use the 52 mg LNG-IUS. What alternatives exist?