A 44-year-old woman with a BMI of 31 kg/m², who smokes 15 cigarettes per day, attends the GP requesting contraception. She has no other medical proble...

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A 44-year-old woman with a BMI of 31 kg/m², who smokes 15 cigarettes per day, attends the GP requesting contraception. She has no other medical problems. What is the UKMEC category for the combined oral contraceptive pill?

Accepted Answer

UKMEC 4

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UKMEC 2

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UKMEC 3

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UKMEC 3 for the smoking alone but UKMEC 4 with the BMI

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UKMEC 2 if she reduces to fewer than 10 cigarettes per day

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Smoking and Contraception

A 44-year-old woman with a BMI of 31 kg/m², who smokes 15 cigarettes per day, attends the GP requesting contraception. She has no other medical problems. What is the UKMEC category for the combined oral contraceptive pill?