Pelvic infection Category Clarifications/Special considerations Current purulent cervicitis or chlamydial infection or gonorrhoea/Pelvic inflammatory disease/Sepsis 1 … [Read more...]

Diabetes Category Clarifications/Specialconsiderations a) History of gestational disease 1 b) Non-vascular disease    i) non-insulin dependent 2    ii) insulin … [Read more...]

Tuberculosis Category Clarifications/Special considerations a) Non-pelvic 1 Clarification: If a woman is taking rifampicin, refer to the last section of this table, on Drug Interaction b) Pelvic 1 … [Read more...]

Headaches Category Clarifications/Specialconsiderations I C a) Non-migrainous (mild or severe) 1 1 Clarification: Classification depends on accurate diagnosis of those severe headaches that are migrainous and … [Read more...]

Obesity Category Clarifications/Special considerations a) > 30 kg/m2 BMI b) Menarche to < 18 years and ≥30 kg/m2 BMI … [Read more...]

HIV WHO Stage 3 or 4 Category Clarifications/Special considerations Severe or advanced HIV clinical disease (WHO stage 3 or 4) 1 Clarification: Because there may be drug interactions between hormonal contraceptives and ARV therapy, refer to Drug … [Read more...]

Cardiovascular disease Category Clarifications/Special considerations Current and history of ischaemic heart disease 3 Stroke 3 … [Read more...]

Venous thromboembolism Category Clarifications/Special considerations a) History of DVT/PE 2 b) Acute DVT/PE 3 c) DVT/PE and established on anticoagulant therapy 2 d) … [Read more...]

Hypertension Category Clarifications/Special considerations a) History of hypertension, where blood pressure CANNOT be evaluated (including hypertension in pregnancy) 2 Clarification: It is desirable to have blood pressure measurements taken before … [Read more...]

Pelvic infection Category Clarifications/Special considerations Current purulent cervicitis or chlamydial infection or gonorrhoea/Pelvic inflammatory disease/Sepsis 1 … [Read more...]