Table 2.
Question: | A Patient Presents Three Months Postpartum, Fully Breastfeeding. For the Past Six Weeks, She Received POP and Complains about BTB. The Patient Requests to Change to CHC. Would You Prescribe CHC? | ||||
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Answer: | Yes | Yes. But Only 6 Months Postpartum |
No. Not While Breastfeeding |
Other | Total (N) |
All physicians | 57 (51%) | 31 (28%) | 16 (14%) | 8 (7%) | 112 |
Medical specialty | |||||
GP | 8 (38%) | 5 (24%) | 4 (19%) | 4 (19%) | 21 |
OB-GYN | 49 (54%) | 29 (26%) | 12 (13%) | 4 (4%) | 91 |
Years of practice | |||||
<10 years | 19 (49%) | 13 (33%) | 4 (10%) | 3 (8%) | 39 |
10–20 years | 18 (50%) | 10 (28%) | 6 (17%) | 2 (5%) | 36 |
>20 years | 20 (54%) | 8 (22%) | 6 (16%) | 3 (8%) | 37 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 19 (52%) | 7 (19%) | 8 (22%) | 2 (7%) | 36 |
Female | 38 (50%) | 24 (32%) | 8 (11%) | 6 (7%) | 76 |
CHC—combined hormonal contraception, GP—general practitioner, OB-GYN—obstetrics and gynecology.