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Contraception - Management
What follow-up arrangement should I consider for a woman using a combined oral contraceptive (COC)?
- Arrange follow-up 10–12 weeks after the first prescription of a combined oral contraceptive (COC), and at least every 12 months thereafter.
- At follow up visits:
Basis for recommendation
- These recommendations are based on guidelines published by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), formerly the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare (FFPRHC) [FFPRHC, 2002; FFPRHC, 2007b], and current UK practice [Guillebaud, 2007].
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