A 29-year-old woman had a surgical termination at 9 weeks followed by immediate insertion of a 52 mg LNG-IUS. She asks when the LNG-IUS becomes effect...

Question

A 29-year-old woman had a surgical termination at 9 weeks followed by immediate insertion of a 52 mg LNG-IUS. She asks when the LNG-IUS becomes effective for contraception. What should she be told?

Accepted Answer

After 7 days - as with any LNG-IUS insertion, she needs 7 days for it to become effective. However, as it was inserted within 5 days of the abortion, no additional precautions are needed because pregnancy is not possible in this immediate post-abortion window

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Immediately

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After 14 days

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After 21 days

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After her next period

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): LNG-IUS at Abortion 7 Days Onset No Precautions Needed

A 29-year-old woman had a surgical termination at 9 weeks followed by immediate insertion of a 52 mg LNG-IUS. She asks when the LNG-IUS becomes effective for contraception. What should she be told?