Contraception Post Quiz 2025-26

1. Your patient missed one day of her combined oral contraceptive pills, which of the following is the best advice to give her to avoid pregnancy?

2. The progestin-only pill (0.35mg norethindrone) is considered “late” if it is taken more than how many hours after the established daily time of administration:

3. If a progestin-only pill (0.35mg norethindrone) is taken late or missed, back-up contraception should be used for at least:

4. Which birth control method can have the longest suppression of ovulation after cessation?

5. For maximum contraceptive efficacy, it is recommended that depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) should be given every 12 weeks. What is the longest interval that DMPA can be given without need for emergency contraception?

6. A person is 2 days postpartum and wants to start a contraceptive method today. Which method is contraindicated at this time?

7. Which of the following statements is true regarding IUD use and nulliparity? (Check all that apply)

8. Which of the following conditions are rated a category 4 according to the US MEC rating for IUD use (Levonorgestrel IUD and Copper IUD)?

9. All of the following methods have immediate return to fertility after discontinuation EXCEPT:

10. Which of the following are true about the internal condom: (check all that apply)

11. A diaphragm must be left in place for at least ____ hours, but no more than _____ hours:

12. The one-year typical use failure rate (i.e. the percent of people in one year who will experience an accidental pregnancy) for condom use is:

13. The approximate one-year failure rate for typical use of withdrawal alone is: