A -year-old G3P3 woman presents to the clinic to discuss long-term contraception. She and her partner state that their family is complete, but they prefer a non-surgical option. Her menstrual periods occur every days, last for to days, and are exceptionally heavy, requiring her to change super-absorbent pads every hours during the first three days of menses. Her past medical history is significant for migraines that are consistently preceded by visual scintillating scotomas. She smokes to cigarettes per day. Vital signs show a blood pressure of and a heart rate of /min. Body mass index is . Pelvic examination is unremarkable. A urine pregnancy test is negative. Laboratory studies reveal a hemoglobin level of . Which of the following is the most appropriate contraceptive method for this patient?
- ACombined oral contraceptive pills
- BCopper intrauterine device
- CCombined hormonal contraceptive patch
- Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine deviceAnswer
- EDepot medroxyprogesterone acetate injection