Table 2.5, Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) (changes are highlighted in bold) - Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use

Condition	COC	LNG	UPA
Pregnancy	NA^a	NA^a	NA^a
Breastfeeding	1	1	2^a
Past ectopic pregnancy	1	1	1
Obesity	1^a	1^a	1^a
History of severe cardiovascular disease (ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular attack, or other thromboembolic conditions)	2	2	2
Migraine	2	2	2
Severe liver disease (including jaundice)	2	2	2
CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. rifampicin, phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, efavirenz, fosphenytoin, nevirapine, oxcarbazepine, primidone, rifabutin, St John's wort/Hypericum perforatum)	1^a	1^a	1^a
Repeated ECP use	1^a	1^a	1^a
Rape	1	1	1

Condition

COC

LNG

UPA

Pregnancy

NA^a

Breastfeeding

2^a

Past ectopic pregnancy

Obesity

1^a

History of severe cardiovascular disease (ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular attack, or other thromboembolic conditions)

Migraine

Severe liver disease (including jaundice)

CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. rifampicin, phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, efavirenz, fosphenytoin, nevirapine, oxcarbazepine, primidone, rifabutin, St John's wort/Hypericum perforatum)

1^a

Repeated ECP use

1^a

Rape

From: II, Using the recommendations

Cover of Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use

Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use. 5th edition.

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Table 2.5Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) (changes are highlighted in bold)