15th October 2015 by Louise Hudman
This is an updated guideline from the FSRH on POPs. There is little new, but I have summarised the bits I found interesting.
Women can be given 12m worth at the initial visit.
There is no need to use more than one pill, regardless of the patient’s weight.
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