Aura in Obstetrics & Gynecology — 28yo Woman | General Gynecology | SMLE Q#12282
SMLE Question #12282
Obstetrics & Gynecology
General Gynecology
Objective: OBJ-ETH-STERIL
Last updated: February 2026
A 28-year-old woman attends a family medicine clinic 5 days after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery of a healthy term infant. She is not breastfeeding and wants reliable contraception that also regulates menses. She has no history of venous thromboembolism, hypertension, migraine with aura, or smoking and is clinically stable. She asks to start a combined estrogenprogestin oral contraceptive as soon as possible. When is the earliest she should start combined hormonal contraception after delivery to minimise thromboembolic risk?
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