A 27-year-old woman has an etonogestrel implant in situ and is prescribed a 10-day course of phenobarbital for seizure management. She wishes to keep ...

Question

A 27-year-old woman has an etonogestrel implant in situ and is prescribed a 10-day course of phenobarbital for seizure management. She wishes to keep her implant. What is the FSRH recommendation for short-term enzyme inducer use (

Accepted Answer

She can continue the implant and use condoms during treatment and for 28 days after stopping

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Remove the implant immediately

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No additional precautions are needed for short courses

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Switch to DMPA for the duration of treatment

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Use emergency contraception after every episode of intercourse

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Short-Term Enzyme Inducer with Implant

A 27-year-old woman has an etonogestrel implant in situ and is prescribed a 10-day course of phenobarbital for seizure management. She wishes to keep her implant. What is the FSRH recommendation for short-term enzyme inducer use (<2 months)?