Table 5.

Medical eligibility criteria for hormonal contraceptive use in obese women without any other cardiovascular risk factors

	COC/RING/PATCH	CIC	POP	DMPA	ENG/LNG IMPLANTS	LNG-IUS
Obesity	2	2	1	1/2	1	1

Note: Reprinted from Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, Fifth edition, World Health Organization, 1–267, Copyright 2015. Available from: http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/family_planning/MEC-5/en/.¹³

Abbreviations: CIC, combined injectable contraceptive; COC, combined oral contraceptive; DMPA, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; ENG, etonogestrel; LNG, levonorgestrel; LNG-IUS, levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system; POP, progestogen-only pill.