The combined pill is NOT the same as the mini-pill or progestagen only pill and this web page only applies to the combined pill
The BNF or British National Formulary is the government's official drugs advice book and is issued to all NHS doctors
Pills with gestodene include femodene femodette triadene minulet and triminulet
First degree relative means a parent or brother/sister or child who has had a deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism or another form of thrombosis in veins
Your body mass index is a measure of how fat or thin you are-the greater your body mass index the fatter you are
First degree relative means a parent or brother/sister or child who has had a myocardial infarct or stroke or angina or other form of thrombosis in an artery
Diabetic complications include diabetic eye diease, kidney disease and diabetic feet problems
This question and the answers are complicated.Also some patients consider they have migraine when they have tension headache.If not clear how to answer this question please seek advice from a health professional
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This page is designed to see if the combined contraceptive pill is right for you.This is the pill you take for 21 days with a 7 day break. Please answer the questions and press the button.You will then be given an assessment of your vascular risk whilst taking the combined pill. Are you in the red amber or green zone -see the page background change!
If you are not clear about some of the questions please run your mouse over the text!!
This page is based on the BNF section 7.3.1
If you are advised by this web page to avoid the pill please do NOT suddenly stop the pill without getting medical advice.During surgery hours please contact the surgery.Outside of surgery hours please contact NHS Direct.This is to ensure that you do not stop the pill inappropriately and have an unplanned pregnancy.If you have any questions please contact the surgery
Have you a first degree relative aged under 45 with venous thromboembolism ?
No
Yes
Do you use a pill wih gestodene in it?
No
Yes
Do you have a known abnormality making your blood clot more easily?
No
Yes
Please put in your body mass index
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if you do not know this click here)
Are your legs immobilised?
No
yes in a wheelchair
confined to bed
leg in a plaster cast
Have you got varicose veins?
No
yes but no problems ever
yes and having sclerotherapy at present
yes and I have had thrombosis in a vein
Do you have a first degree relative aged under 45 with arterial disease?
No
Yes but my serum lipids are normal
Yes and my serum lipids are raised
Do you have diabetes ?
No
Yes but no complications
Yes with complications
Is your blood pressure above 140/90?
No
Yes but not above 160/100
Yes and above 160/100
Do you smoke?
No
Yes but less than 40 cigarettes a day
Yes and 40 cigarettes or more a day
Please put in your age in years
Do you have migraine?
No
Yes without a focal aura
Yes controlled by -triptan drugs
Yes but with a focal aura
Yes controlled by ergot drugs
Yes severe lasting regularly over 72 hours