Book contents
- Contraception
- Contraception
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Whatwomen want from their contraceptives… and what we can offer
- 2 Mythsand misconceptions about sex and con(tra)ception
- 3 Thehistory of contraception
- 4 Physiologyof the menstrual cycle and natural family planning
- 5 Theoestrogen component of currently used steroidal contraceptives
- 6 Therisk of oestrogens in contraceptives
- 7 Progestogensused in contraceptives
- 8 Thecontraceptive consultation
- 9 Menarcheand associated problems
- 10 Adolescence:contraception in the teenage years
- 11 Contraceptionin the20-somethings
- 12 Contraception in the 30-somethings
- 13 Contraceptionin the 40-somethings
- 14 Contraception in the50-somethings
- 15 Whatis the risk of cancer with hormonal contraception?
- 16 Newdevelopments in female sterilization
- 17 Malesterilization
- 18 Emergency contraception
- 19 Sexuallytransmissible infections and pelvic pain: what you really need to know
- 20 Medicaltermination of pregnancy
- 21 Surgicaltermination of pregnancy
- 22 Primary care treatment of subfertility and what every health professional needs to know about assisted reproductive technology
- 23 Sexualassault
- 24 Future developments incontraception
- Index
12 - Contraception in the 30-somethings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2013
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Book contents
- Contraception
- Contraception
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Whatwomen want from their contraceptives… and what we can offer
- 2 Mythsand misconceptions about sex and con(tra)ception
- 3 Thehistory of contraception
- 4 Physiologyof the menstrual cycle and natural family planning
- 5 Theoestrogen component of currently used steroidal contraceptives
- 6 Therisk of oestrogens in contraceptives
- 7 Progestogensused in contraceptives
- 8 Thecontraceptive consultation
- 9 Menarcheand associated problems
- 10 Adolescence:contraception in the teenage years
- 11 Contraceptionin the20-somethings
- 12 Contraception in the 30-somethings
- 13 Contraceptionin the 40-somethings
- 14 Contraception in the50-somethings
- 15 Whatis the risk of cancer with hormonal contraception?
- 16 Newdevelopments in female sterilization
- 17 Malesterilization
- 18 Emergency contraception
- 19 Sexuallytransmissible infections and pelvic pain: what you really need to know
- 20 Medicaltermination of pregnancy
- 21 Surgicaltermination of pregnancy
- 22 Primary care treatment of subfertility and what every health professional needs to know about assisted reproductive technology
- 23 Sexualassault
- 24 Future developments incontraception
- Index
Summary
Age alone is not a contraindication to any method of contraception. A reasonably common scenario in the mid-30s is that women who reach the age of 35 and smoke have to stop taking the combined oral contraceptive (COC) pill. A woman needs to consider whether to use a hormonal or non-hormonal method, whether she can commit to methods requiring daily, weekly, monthly or less frequent attention and which potential side effects she finds acceptable. The seven day pill-free interval (PFI) was chosen to ensure that the majority of women would start to bleed before they were due to start their next packet. In the context of postponing periods (as opposed to withdrawal bleeds), it is worth noting that new information has been incorporated into the Summary of Product Characteristics of PrimolutN, a commonly prescribed formulation of norethisterone 5mg, used for the postponement of periods in women not using COCs.
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- ContraceptionA Casebook from Menarche to Menopause, pp. 106 - 110Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013