Absolute contraindication of Combined OCP’s are all except:
Correct Answer: Women aged > 35 years
Description: Absolute contraindications < 6 wks postpaum smoker over the age of 35 (>15 cigarettes per day) hypeension (systolic > 160mmHg or diastolic > 100mmHg) current or past history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) ischemic hea disease history of cerebrovascular accident complicated valvular hea disease (pulmonary hypeension, atrial fibrillation, history of subacute bacterial endocarditis) migraine headache with focal neurological symptoms breast cancer (current) diabetes with retinopathy/nephropathy/neuropathy liver tumour (adenoma or hepatoma) Relative contraindications smoker over the age of 35 (< 15 cigarettes per day) adequately controlled hypeension hypeension (systolic 140 - 159mmHg or diastolic 90 - 99mmHg) migraine headache over the age of 35 currently symptomatic gallbladder disease history of combined OCP-related cholestasis
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