Table 5.

Medical eligibility for initiating and continuing progestogen-only contraception: Absolute and relative contraindications (From ref. 59 - modified).

CONDITION	CATEGORY
	POP	DMPA/NET-EN	LNG/ETG
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT)/PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE)*
a) History of DVT/PE	2	2	2
b) Acute DVT/PE	3	3	3
c) DVT/PE and established on anticoagulant therapy	2	2	2
d) Family history (first-degree relatives)	1	1	1
e) Major surgery
i) with prolonged immobilization	2	2	2
ii) without prolonged immobilization	1	1	1
f) Minor surgery without immobilization	1	1	1

POP = progestogen-only pill

LNG/ETG = levonorgestrel and etonogestrel (implants)

DMPA = depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (injectable)

NET-EN = norethisterone enanthate (injectable)