A 31-year-old woman attends the GP requesting the combined oral contraceptive pill. She has had two previous episodes of focal migraine with motor wea...

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A 31-year-old woman attends the GP requesting the combined oral contraceptive pill. She has had two previous episodes of focal migraine with motor weakness on one side (hemiplegic migraine). What is the UKMEC category for CHC?

Accepted Answer

UKMEC 4

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UKMEC 2

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UKMEC 3

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UKMEC 2 if episodes are infrequent

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UKMEC 1 as hemiplegic migraine is not true migraine with aura

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Hemiplegic Migraine and CHC

A 31-year-old woman attends the GP requesting the combined oral contraceptive pill. She has had two previous episodes of focal migraine with motor weakness on one side (hemiplegic migraine). What is the UKMEC category for CHC?