A 24-year-old woman has been using DMPA for 3 years and wishes to switch to the etonogestrel implant. Her last DMPA injection was 12 weeks ago. When s...

Question

A 24-year-old woman has been using DMPA for 3 years and wishes to switch to the etonogestrel implant. Her last DMPA injection was 12 weeks ago. When should the implant be inserted?

Accepted Answer

The implant can be inserted now; it should be inserted before 14 weeks from the last injection to avoid a gap in cover

Answer

Wait until her next period

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Wait until 16 weeks after the last injection

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The implant cannot be inserted while DMPA is still active

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Insert the implant and also give the DMPA injection

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Switching DMPA to Implant Timing

A 24-year-old woman has been using DMPA for 3 years and wishes to switch to the etonogestrel implant. Her last DMPA injection was 12 weeks ago. When should the implant be inserted?