Minimising health risks in prescribing contraception

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INTRODUCTION

This resource offers an update on contraception taking into account the most recent guidance on health risks. Key learning points include drug interactions, and prescribing for specific groups of women such as those with heart conditions, autoimmune disorders and HIV.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After completing this module, you should be better able to:

After reading this article, healthcare professionals should be better able to:

Understand the UKMEC system for grading risks associated with contraceptive methods
Know where to find further information about drug interactions
Understand how risks may differ for certain groups of women
Reflect on different patient scenarios and advice to give

AUTHOR

Dr Zara Aziz, GP, Bristol

PRACTICE NURSE FEATURED ARTICLES

Best practice: the updated UKMEC contraception guidance Dr Caroline Taylor

Guidelines in a nutshell. Intrauterine contraception: FSRH (UKMEC update, 2016)

This resource is provided at an intermediate level by MIMS Learning. Read the article and reflect on what you have learned, then answer the test questions at the end.

Complete the resource to obtain a certificate of completion to include in your revalidation portfolio. You should record the time spent on this resource in your CPD log.

Complete the resource to obtain a certificate of completion to include in your revalidation portfolio.

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