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Social & Preventive Medicine Family Planning 1ab59915

A female health worker , while prescribing OC pills should evaluate all, EXCEPT:

A
Calf tenderness
B
Convulsions
C
History of chronic headache
D
Having two live issues
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e. Having two live issues Checklist for prescription of OCPsAbove 40 yrs. of ageAbove 35 yrs. of age and a heavy smokerSeizuresSevere pain in calf or thighSymptomatic varicose veins in legsSevere chest painUnusual shortness of breath after examinationSevere headache and/ or visual disturbanceLactating for less than 6 monthsIntermenstrual bleeding or bleeding after sexual intercourseAmenorrhoeaAbnormally yellow skin, eyesB.P. > 140 sys. or > diastolicMass in breastSwollen legsInstruction : If all the above are negative, the woman may be given OCPs, If any one of these is positive, she must be seen by a doctor.

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