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Quick Starting Contraception

Quick starting Hormonal Contraception

Quick start approach if pregnancy CAN be Excluded (1)

  • Last menstrual period < 5 days, quick start initiation. No need back up contraception
  • Last menstrual period > 5 days and if no unprotected sex, quick start initiation and use back up contraception or abstain for 7 days for pill, patch, ring, injection or implant.
  • For Levonorgestrel intrauterine system, Quick starting on Day 8 onwards will need 7 days of additional precaution.

Quick start approach If Pregnancy CANNOT be Excluded (2)

  • Last menstrual period > 5 days and if have unprotected sex, do a pregnancy test
  • If pregnancy test negative, quick start initiation but assess if emergency contraception is needed
  • Use back up contraception or abstain for the first 7 days for pill, patch, ring, injection, LNG IUS or implant
  • Return in 21 days ( 3 weeks) and do a pregnancy test.
  • Pregnancy cannot be excluded until more than 21 days from the Last UPSI ( Unprotected sexual intercourse) by HUSP ( Highly sensitive Urine pregnancy test
  • Cu -IUD can be used as emergency and ongoing contraception and should only be Quick started IF the conditions for EC are MET.
  • IUD poses a risk if early unprotected pregnancy (MEC 4) whereas the other quick start methods do not and neither are they teratogenic
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