A 22-year-old woman attends the GP requesting emergency contraception. She had unprotected intercourse 30 hours ago. She is also taking ulipristal ace...

Question

A 22-year-old woman attends the GP requesting emergency contraception. She had unprotected intercourse 30 hours ago. She is also taking ulipristal acetate 5 mg daily for uterine fibroids. She declines an IUD. Which oral emergency contraceptive should be offered?

Accepted Answer

Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg

Answer

Ulipristal acetate 30 mg

Answer

Neither - oral EC is ineffective with concurrent ulipristal use

Answer

Levonorgestrel 3 mg (double dose)

Answer

The Yuzpe method

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): EC with Concurrent Ulipristal for Fibroids

A 22-year-old woman attends the GP requesting emergency contraception. She had unprotected intercourse 30 hours ago. She is also taking ulipristal acetate 5 mg daily for uterine fibroids. She declines an IUD. Which oral emergency contraceptive should be offered?