A 35-year-old woman with well-controlled type 1 diabetes and no vascular complications attends the GP for contraceptive advice. She wishes to use a lo...

Question

A 35-year-old woman with well-controlled type 1 diabetes and no vascular complications attends the GP for contraceptive advice. She wishes to use a long-acting method. She has a BMI of 27 kg/m². Which is the UKMEC category for the LNG-IUS (Mirena)?

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UKMEC 2

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UKMEC 1

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UKMEC 3

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UKMEC 4

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UKMEC 2 only if HbA1c is

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Type 1 Diabetes and LNG-IUS

A 35-year-old woman with well-controlled type 1 diabetes and no vascular complications attends the GP for contraceptive advice. She wishes to use a long-acting method. She has a BMI of 27 kg/m². Which is the UKMEC category for the LNG-IUS (Mirena)?